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Mary Trump says she believes Dylan Farrow's allegations against Woody Allen: 'System failed you and your family'

On Sunday, March 14, Mary Trump came out publicly in support of Farrow after she disclosed she had watched the four-part documentary series 'Allen v Farrow', which examines the long-spanning sexual abuse allegations against the decorated filmmaker

Former President Donald Trump's niece, Mary Trump, stood up in defense of Dylan Farrow, the daughter of Oscar-winning director Woody Allen, who accused her father of sexually abusing her when she was young. 

On Sunday, March 14, Mary took to Twitter and came out publicly in support of Farrow after she disclosed that she had watched the four-part documentary series 'Allen v Farrow,' which examines the long-spanning sexual abuse allegations against the decorated filmmaker, which he has denied. The ex-POTUS' niece said in a tweet, "I believe Dylan Farrow. Thank you @RealDylanFarrow for your extraordinary courage. I am so sorry the system failed you and your family so horribly. #MeToo @MiaFarrow @RonanFarrow." In another post, she wrote, "20 minutes in and I've lost respect for most of the actors I've ever had respect for. #allenvsfarrow."

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Dylan Farrow's allegations

Dylan, 35, had previously said Allen led her to the attic of their house. "He told me to lay on my stomach and play with my brother’s electric train set. Then he sexually assaulted me," she recalled, as per a report from The Sun. She was seven at the time. The footage in the documentary includes events that went back to 1992. In the home video, she tells her mother, Mia, who filmed her, that Allen told her: "Do not move, I have to do this." Despite an investigation by the state police, Allen was never arrested or prosecuted. 

"I didn't want him to do it, mama. I didn't like it," she said. According to Daily Beast, the clip sees Mia asking her daughter about what exactly happened when she replied: "We went into your room, and we went into the attic. Then he started telling me weird things." She added: "Then secret he went into the attic [inaudible] went behind me and touched my privates." When asked where he had touched her, she reportedly pointed to her vaginal area. 

Allen and his longtime girlfriend Mia split in 1992 after revelations of his alleged affair with Mia's adopted 22-year-old daughter, Soon-Yi. During the time of their split, she accused him of sexually abusing Dylan. The report also added that a prosecutor decided not to charge the director in 1993. As per Connecticut law, a prosecutor who receives an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor generally has five years to bring charges.

'I believe you Dylan Farrow'

A number of people in the comments section agreed with Mary. "Children rarely lie about things like that. I know," one of them said, while another wrote, "I completely believe Dylan. She has been heard." A third commented, "I have always believed Dylan Farrow. The system tragically failed her." One more quipped, "I believe you Dylan Farrow." The next noted, "I watched the third episode last night. As difficult as this documentary is to view, I cannot even imagine having to endure and live through that nightmare. It takes incredible strength & resolve to relive these events, and thankfully Mia documented them at the time. #TeamFarrow."

Another remarked, "When she felt like something was fundamentally wrong with her, I totally felt that." A commenter tweeted, "I believe her too. Her myriad feelings are so familiar to me. In the documentary when she said she felt guilty as a child for causing problems in the family by telling the truth about what happened, I can relate to that. There is a universal language we speak." A person reacted with, "10000%. This did it for me as no 7 year old would say these words of someone with issues. 'I have to do it."