Seventy-six year-old Roman Polanski who was arrested in Switzerland last weekend, reportedly agreed to pay the former 13 year-old $500,000 to settle the civil liability against him.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Film director Roman Polanski agreed to pay the victim in his sex crime case at least $500,000 as part of a civil settlement reached years after he fled the United States, the Los Angeles Times reported on Saturday.
Polanski reached a confidential settlement in 1993 with Samantha Geimer, the newspaper said, citing court filings made available on Friday. The paper said it was not clear whether the filmmaker paid her. The final document filed in August 1996 had him still owing Geimer $604,416, according to the Times.
Geimer has acknowledged reaching a civil settlement with Polanski, the Times said.
Polanski, 76, was arrested in Switzerland last weekend on a U.S. warrant and his lawyers say he will fight extradition to the United States where he faces a possible prison sentence for pleading guilty to having unlawful sex with a 13-year-old Geimer in 1977.
Polanski Agreed to Pay Victim $500, 000: Report 
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