The woman at the heart of the sex scandal that caused director Roman Polanski to flee to the U.S. will release a tell all book about the case, Atria, an imprint of Simon & Schuster announced Oct. 9. The book will be released in fall 2013.

Samantha Geimer, now 47, was just a 13-year-old in 1977 when the abuse occurred, and she's ready to set the story straight on the scandal for good. According to Atria, Geimer will provide "insight into many dimensions of the story that have never previously been revealed."

"I am more than 'Sex Victim Girl,' a tag the media pinned on me," Geimer, who long ago identified herself as Polanski's victim, said in a statement released through Atria. "My friends in junior high, scolded by their parents to stay away from that girl, also labeled me. I offer my story now without rage, but with purpose - to share a tale that in its detail will reclaim my identity. I have been dogged by tired thinking and easy tags nearly my entire life. I am not a stick figure. I know what it is like to be a woman and a victim in the realest possible way."

Financial terms were not disclosed by Atria. Geimer's attorney, Lawrence Silver, will contribute to the book, too, and will add "his insights on the many fascinating and even shocking legal aspects of the story."

In 1977 Polanski was accused of giving Geimer champagne, and part of a Quaalude pill during a modeling photo shoot at Jack Nicholson's house and raping her. Initially he was indicted on six felony counts, including rape by use of drugs, child molestation, and sodomy, but Polanski pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful sexual intercourse.

In exchange for the plea deal, a Los Angeles judge, Laurence J. Rittenband, agreed to drop the remaining charges and sentence him to prison for a 90-day psychiatric evaluation. He was released after 42 days by an evaluator who deemed him mentally sound and unlikely to offend again. However, when Rittenband threatened further sanctions Polanski fled the country.

The 79-year-old director, whose hit films include "Repulsion," "Chinatown" and "Rosemary's Baby," is restricted by an Interpol warrant in effect in 188 countries, but he moves freely between Switzerland and France. He was freed from Swiss house arrest in 2010 after the government refused to deport him to the U.S.

In Dec. 1988 Geimer reportedly sued Polanski for sexual assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress and seduction. In 1993, Polanski agreed to pay her $500,000 to settle the lawsuit, although it is uncertain whether or not Polanski ever did in fact pay the sum. Since then, Geimer has changed her tune, saying she forgives Polanski and asking for his  charges to be dismissed.

Much of sex scandal drama was captured in the acclaimed 2008 documentary, "Polanski: Wanted and Desired."

While praised by various outlets, the film took heat for an apologetic view of Polanski. Many criticized the movie, saying its attempt to garner sympathy for Polanski by using the gruesome murder of his pregnant wife Sharon Tate by the Manson Family as some kind of an excuse was almost as criminal as Polanksi's actions.

Nathan Southern of Allmovie wrote of the film saying, "filmmaker Marina Zenovich revisits this difficult case via extensive interviews with Geimer [the underage victim], defense attorney Douglas Dalton, Assistant DA Roger Gunson, and others. In the process, she raises pivotal questions about the U.S. legal system and the fairness of the judge, Laurence J. Rittenband (who was reportedly extremely vocal about his desire to topple Polanski) and encounters many recollections of judicial malfeasance from those who were involved."

Other than cashing in, it's unclear what exactly Geimer's motivation is for writing such a book. Just doing it to "set the story straight," so long after the events in question occurred isn't a very convincing reason.

Atria will release Geimer's story in fall 2013.