We may never know the truth, but Moses Farrow is clearly a victim too | Suzanne Moore

Moses contradicts his sister Dylan about the Woody Allen sexual abuse claims. What a sorry mess

In 2014, there was a hashtag on Twitter #IbelieveDylanfarrow. She had written an open letter detailing allegations of being abused by her father Woody Allen. I wrote at the time that I was “inclined to stand alongside Dylan’s howl of pain” but was concerned that opinion was being tweeted as fact and worried that the rush to judgment may end up not helping victims of sexual abuse in the end.

Today, if I was so inclined, I would use the hashtag #IbelieveMosesFarrow. Moses has written a weary and disturbing blog about the physical and emotional abuse he says he suffered as a child. But he claims that the abuse came from his mother, Mia Farrow. He says Dylan was not abused by his father, rather that she was coached from a very young age into making these allegations. Mia Farrow has responded by saying: “Moses has cut off his entire family – it’s heartbreaking and bewildering that he would make this up. We all miss him and love him very much.”

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