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In reply to the discussion: Anyone who thinks an adult telling about being molested as a child is a liar -- [View all]El_Johns
(1,805 posts)Woody Allen, the celebrated film-maker, can still face criminal prosecution for allegedly sexually assaulting his step-daughter Dylan Farrow, even though the crimes occurred more than 20 years ago, according to legal sources.
Investigations into the allegations were sparked in New York and Connecticut. But eventually both were dropped.
Now that Dylan has come to grips with the abuse and can clearly articulate what happened to her, she could provide crucial testimony establishing probable cause for Allens renewed prosecution.
Her haunting first-person account of her sexual abuse at the hands of Allen, published today in The New York Times, could conceivably lead to a new criminal investigation in either jurisdiction, according to legal sources.
The federal government could also bring criminal charges against Allen based on several statutes, including civil rights violations. The federal government has relentlessly pursued film director Roman Polanski for sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl in the 1970s.
It could do the same with Allen.
http://www.theimproper.com/98810/woody-allen-prosecuted-child-sexual-assault/