keep her safe in the future, and he did it based on an astute reading of the evidence that was available. That is a rare thing.
But the problem, of course, is that it often does boil down to "he said, she said," and pedophiles know this full well and exploit it. The justice system has no way to redress that intrinsic problem with sexual assault cases.
In terms of evidence and the law, we have what we have. It will always favor the pedophile, because evidence is hard to come by. And in this case, Allen seems to have thrown all of his money and influence into smearing Farrow and muddling Dylan's story. Much of his behavior, in my opinion, points to guilt: his behavior to her before the incident was creepy. Then, too, you don't further traumatize your beloved child if you really love her in this situation. You don't feed her trauma to the tabloid sharks, even if it is to clear your own name. You don't try to rip apart the support system that she does have while she is going through the trauma. In short, I believe that if he were innocent, and if he actually loved his child, he would have been concerned with her rather than himself while it was unfolding. Even if he believed in his innocence, if he loved his child, he would have worked toward her well being, rather than her further trauma.
But though these things point to a man who is willing to use his child in terrible ways, it still doesn't constitute proof. To say that we don't know what happened is still technically accurate.
The rape culture is built into the judicial system that way, and especially for those victims who cannot represent themselves, like children. I can't think of a way to change that.
But I am frankly terrified for those two children he is raising with Soon-Yi.
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