The taint of sex abuse has followed Woody Allen since he left his then-partner, Mia Farrow, for his adopted step-daughter, Soon-Yi Farrow-Previn, with whom he ended up having two daughters. With the latest accusations of molestation being lodged against him by his daughter, Dylan Farrow, the questions remain: what happens now? 

There have been defenses of both parties from different sides -- some say Woody Allen didn't molest his daughter, and that he was the victim of a vindictive ex-partner (whose paternity of one of her sons, reportedly by Allen, has been questioned), some say he was a molestor that brutalized his daughter.

Let's look at both sides of the case: Mia Farrow would frequently tell the nannies and other hired help in the Farrow-Allen household to "keep Woody away from the daughters," yet the only time she reacted to the sexual abuse claims -- and actually took legal action against her former partner -- was after both Dylan's doctor told her that there were indicia of abuse, and after Allen left her for Soon-Yi.

According to Vanity Fair, Woody had been in therapy for his "alleged" inappropriate behavior before Mia brought the accusations to light.

From that same article: not only did Woody lose FOUR court battles about this matter (in one, he accused Mia of fabricating the story completely as a "revenge" tactic; Judge Elliott Wilk ruled that there was "no credible evidence" to support Allen's claims), Judge Wilk ruled that Allen's behavior towards his daughter Dylan was "grossly inappropriate" and that "measures need to be taken" to protect her.

In addition, three different adults corroborated Dylan's claims of molestation.

The same presiding judge noted that Mia frequently told Woody that she was uncomfortable with the fact that he looked at Dylan "in a sexual way," and that his entire behavior towards all of the children was highly inappropriate.

Unfortunately, the statute of limitations to prosecute these offenses against Dylan has run out. However, Dylan has vowed that she will keep putting the truth out there, and that she "will not be silenced." We can only commend her for her bravery.