Anyone who thinks an adult telling about being molested as a child is a liar --

[El_Johns]

312. I place no particular credibility in friends on either side. Here's what I place credibility in:

1. No physical evidence of molestation or penetration.

2. No evidence of Allen being sexually interested in pre-pubescent children before or after the incident; no Hollywood rumors, etc., no other "molested" coming forward.

3. Allen's romantic history:
- First wife 16 to Allen's 19.
- Second wife 27 at marriage.
- Diane Keaton, 24 at beginning of relationship.
- Stacey Nelkin, 17 at beginning of relationship.
- Mia Farrow, 35 at beginning of relationship.
- Soon-Yi Previn, 19 at beginning of (sexual) relationship.

4. Allen's cordial relationship with all his ex's but Farrow. None have made accusations of interest in young children.

5. Farrow allowing Allen to adopt her children immediately before the accusations.

6. The fact that the accusation was only made after Farrow found the pictures of Previn.

7. Moses Farrow's defection from Mia's camp; he was 14 at the time of the split, as opposed to Ronan (5) and Dylan (7), and likely has much clearer memories of the atmosphere during the period.

8. The fact that the Farrow clan chose to rehash the drama publically in what has all the earmarks of a planned media blitz, using family friends in the media. The author of the VF piece is a friend of Farrow's, as is Nicholas Kristof, who gave Dylan his column.

9. The fact that Farrow's defenders here at DU have repeatedly misrepresented items of fact.


When all this started, my opinion was that Allen was clearly morally guilty and creepy for beginning a sexual relationship with Farrow's daughter. I had no particular opinion on the molestation except that it seemed unlikely since pedophiles like children, not post-pubescent women, and Allen obviously liked post-pubescent women.

I now have the opinion that Farrow's team is equally creepy and am more convinced that there was no molestation.