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NanceGreggs

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93. In both instances ...
Tue Nov 28, 2017, 04:17 PM
Nov 2017

Last edited Tue Nov 28, 2017, 07:32 PM - Edit history (1)

... multiple women came forward.

Where are the multiple children that Allen molested? Where were the parents of these children who were sexually assaulted by Allen?

Not only have there not been any such accusations over these many years, there have not even been rumours about such activity.

It's a matter of the weight of the evidence. Is it more likely that Allen has been molesting children for decades and has managed to completely escape detection, or is it more likely that a distraught Farrow leveled the accusations and coached her child to concur?

Given Allen's fame and high profile, how likely is it that not a single person, other than Farrow, has ever come forward with so much as a "now that I think back on it, I did see things that would lead me to believe he was sexually attracted to children"? Not one person has, and I think we can agree that Allen has had contact with literally thousands of people who would have noticed anything untoward in that regard. And when it comes to pedophilia, even the most closed-mouth people have a tendency to speak up.

It's like any other crime. If someone accused you of being an embezzler, and yet you'd worked for decades without ever being accused of such by anyone else, what is the likelihood that they are telling the truth and you have been getting away with theft without being caught, or even suspected of such behaviour, for an entire lifetime?

The position you are taking here seems to be that one accusation - unproven, and leveled by someone with her own agenda - outweighs a lifetime of never having been so much as suspected of such wrongdoing by a single other person, no less accused by anyone.


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Amazing, heartbreaking post. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2017 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author maxsolomon Nov 2017 #2
The judge believed her and that's why Alan wasn't allowed further visitation. Why does pnwmom Nov 2017 #4
Because she was very young and the divorce was very bitter. Egnever Nov 2017 #6
She was 7 and now, as an adult, she's telling us what happened. I can clearly remember pnwmom Nov 2017 #9
Certainly your prerogative to believe what you like Egnever Nov 2017 #12
then he seduces and marries another daughter of Mia Farrow- dawg day Nov 2017 #86
Totally. Clearly a figment of our collective imaginations. Hekate Nov 2017 #96
This message was self-deleted by its author maxsolomon Nov 2017 #26
No, but there was testimony from babysitters who were at the house. pnwmom Nov 2017 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author maxsolomon Nov 2017 #34
The prosecutor at the time said he had probable cause, in part based on the babysitter statement pnwmom Nov 2017 #63
This message was self-deleted by its author maxsolomon Nov 2017 #74
He didn't prosecute because he thought the process would hurt the 7 year old victim. pnwmom Nov 2017 #75
This message was self-deleted by its author maxsolomon Nov 2017 #76
Mia is a woman who found out that her long time companion TexasBushwhacker Nov 2017 #83
This message was self-deleted by its author maxsolomon Nov 2017 #84
So a young woman had sex with more than one man. dawg day Nov 2017 #88
This message was self-deleted by its author maxsolomon Nov 2017 #92
Much of what we think about Mia Farrow dawg day Nov 2017 #87
This message was self-deleted by its author maxsolomon Nov 2017 #89
If Dylan or Soon Yi were my kid, I'd get pretty "Drama" myself. How about you? As for memories... Hekate Nov 2017 #98
There were repeated physical exams by doctors when the victim was a little girl. Is that forensic? Hekate Nov 2017 #97
This message was self-deleted by its author maxsolomon Nov 2017 #99
I am aware of another bitter divorce... Orrex Nov 2017 #71
Ill answer her first question wryter2000 Nov 2017 #3
After listening to his old standup routines, I found myself thinking... Ken Burch Nov 2017 #19
+1000 n/t wryter2000 Nov 2017 #50
Well, I never liked Woody Allen. Something about him bothered me. Doreen Nov 2017 #5
Ditto. I found his movies tedious and sexist, too. spooky3 Nov 2017 #36
"Manhattan" shows a fascination with girls of jailbait age dawg day Nov 2017 #90
There is a lot to unpack with that story though chowder66 Nov 2017 #7
But regardless of what was thought in 1993, Dylan is an adult now with real memories -- pnwmom Nov 2017 #8
Not all childhood "memories" are real. NanceGreggs Nov 2017 #10
True. But she was 7, not three or four. And this wasn't something trivial. pnwmom Nov 2017 #13
I have very clear childhood memories ... NanceGreggs Nov 2017 #16
I don't think it is as easy as you do. She wasn't hypnotized. These weren't implanted memories pnwmom Nov 2017 #17
Who said anything about ... NanceGreggs Nov 2017 #21
Her brother remembers the same odd things that she does. Woody crawling into her bed at night. pnwmom Nov 2017 #33
In cases like this ... NanceGreggs Nov 2017 #38
Andvthe other brother says Mia drilled these ideas into their heads Adenoid_Hynkel Nov 2017 #57
One other brother. There were many other siblings who supported Dylan. n/t pnwmom Nov 2017 #61
18 year-old Mariel Hemingway accused him Generic Other Nov 2017 #39
Yes, she was of legal age. NanceGreggs Nov 2017 #42
The two adopted daughters of Soon Yi Generic Other Nov 2017 #45
So this is what it's come down to. NanceGreggs Nov 2017 #49
I stopped watching his films because I think he's creepy Generic Other Nov 2017 #51
I'm sure he isn't losing any sleep over that. n/t NanceGreggs Nov 2017 #53
No, I'm sure the Unquestioning Loyalty of his (dwindling) Fan Base helps there.. whathehell Nov 2017 #67
... NanceGreggs Nov 2017 #70
Nah.. whathehell Nov 2017 #77
You've got to admit it's close. NanceGreggs Nov 2017 #78
Not so much whathehell Nov 2017 #80
The Vanity Fair article said there had been other signs of inappropriate interest in children. n/t pnwmom Nov 2017 #62
Because good parents wouldn't encourage their 18 year old TexasBushwhacker Nov 2017 #85
Hmm... so he's obviously attracted to young teens.... dawg day Nov 2017 #91
He's not the only man on earth ... NanceGreggs Nov 2017 #94
I don't agree respectfully. chowder66 Nov 2017 #11
The psychologists ALAN paid supported Alan's story. Others did not. pnwmom Nov 2017 #14
Thanks for the link. chowder66 Nov 2017 #23
Here is something by her brother Ronan, and he includes a link to another story. pnwmom Nov 2017 #25
I am going to offer another angle Generic Other Nov 2017 #48
Lasser comes from a Jewish family according to her Wiki page eleny Nov 2017 #52
Well I recall in the Lasser films she played his non-Jewish GF or wife who his mother hated Generic Other Nov 2017 #54
I believe Dylan was coached by her mother. NanceGreggs Nov 2017 #15
Not a single hint of how creepy he was except he had a very inappropriate relationship pnwmom Nov 2017 #20
Allen and Soon-yi ... NanceGreggs Nov 2017 #30
Soon-yi was 9 years old when Alan got involved with Mia, and a teen when he switched to her. pnwmom Nov 2017 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author Kirk Lover Nov 2017 #58
She wasnt his stepdaughter Adenoid_Hynkel Nov 2017 #56
He and Mia were treated as if they were married by the judge who allowed the adoptions. pnwmom Nov 2017 #60
Another instance of women -- two in this case -- not believed whathehell Nov 2017 #24
One woman and one child ... NanceGreggs Nov 2017 #37
Oh right.. whathehell Nov 2017 #65
Yes, he's had a lengthy career ... NanceGreggs Nov 2017 #69
Yes, as have Bill Cosby and Charlie Rose..Do you want to whathehell Nov 2017 #79
In both instances ... NanceGreggs Nov 2017 #93
And STILL people revere him. Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #18
Please cite the other instances ... NanceGreggs Nov 2017 #31
You're no doubt familiar with how he came to marry Mia's child? Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #41
She was not "a child" ... NanceGreggs Nov 2017 #43
As I recall, she was about 16 when the photos were taken. Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #44
Paris Review has a really compelling article about this Saviolo Nov 2017 #40
I don't whathehell Nov 2017 #82
Holy shit shenmue Nov 2017 #22
Jeezus H, does that break my heart JDC Nov 2017 #27
I just read a pretty fascinating article: What Do We Do with the Art of Monstrous Men? Saviolo Nov 2017 #29
And yet, strangely, they have been married for 20 years dhol82 Nov 2017 #35
How many allegations did you hear about Harvey Weinstein or Bill Cosby before pnwmom Nov 2017 #47
..add Charlie Rose for a Trifecta! whathehell Nov 2017 #68
Key to this story is that MaryMagdaline Nov 2017 #46
Of course, her other brother said nothing happened &Mia drilled it into their heads Adenoid_Hynkel Nov 2017 #55
There were many older siblings. Only one has sided with Allen, and he had less pnwmom Nov 2017 #64
If we all knew about the private lives of well known people... eleny Nov 2017 #59
Is There Something RobinA Nov 2017 #66
The context. In the light of the Harvey Weinstein allegations, and the wave of others, pnwmom Nov 2017 #73
Im glad Im not a fan ismnotwasm Nov 2017 #72
What is the political party of the accuser and accused? vi5 Nov 2017 #81
Ronan has gone up in my regard. Way up. My gods, Woody is a monster. nt Hekate Nov 2017 #95
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