Story highlights Roman Polanski fled the U.S. in 1970s after pleading guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old

U.S. has repeatedly tried to have him extradited

Woman publicly forgave Polanski in 1997 and has called for the case to be dismissed

(CNN) A Polish prosecutor on Tuesday asked a regional court in Krakow to consider whether to extradite famed film director Roman Polanski to the United States, where he is wanted for having sex with a minor in the 1970s.

"Further procedures in this case will be made by the court in Krakow," the regional prosecutor's office in Krakow said in a statement Tuesday.

Mateusz Martyniuk, a spokesman for the prosecutor, said the court could take several weeks to reach a decision.

U.S. officials have repeatedly tried to bring Polanski back to the United States to face sentencing in the decades-old case. Polanski pleaded guilty in 1977 in California to having unlawful sex with Samantha Geimer, who was 13. Polanski was 43 at the time.

He fled to Europe before he was sentenced. Geimer publicly forgave Polanski in 1997 and has called for the case to be dismissed.

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