Woody Allen Can’t Be Charged Now, Prosecutor Says

Retired Conn. DA Frank Maco tells the AP the statute of limitations has expired

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The retired district attorney who investigated child molestation charges against Woody Allen two decades ago told The Associated Press it would be too late to prosecute the director now.

Dylan Farrow, who Allen adopted with Mia Farrow, came forward over the weekend to allege in a blog post that Allen sexually assaulted her when she was 7 in an attic-like, second-story room. It was the first time Dylan, now 28, publicly described the alleged abuse by the director.

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But in her blog post, she recounted how she spent years telling her story to doctors and authorities as a child.

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