Oscar-winning movie director Roman Polanski has been accused of "violently raping" a French actress who feared being murdered by the director.
Valentine Monnier alleges she was 18 when Polanski raped her in a ski chalet in Gstaad, Switzerland, reports the Daily Mail.
A detailed victim statement, printed in French newspaper Le Parisien, reveals Monnier, now 62, feared for her life during the 1975 attack.
![Valentine Monnier was a model and actress who has come forward after several decades to accuse Roman Polanski of rape. Photo / Cosmopolitan](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GVWKDEDHCNRCZWCQG5VVAG2WRE.jpg?auth=5e119681b7b3abdf6602a2e2c190c77a294c955df66104ed26a281f0a128f1c3&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
Polanski is still wanted in the US after pleading guilty to raping a 13-year-old schoolgirl in 1977. He fled the country shortly afterward.