5 February 2014
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Moses Farrow, 36, told People Magazine he believed their mother, actress Mia Farrow, had used the accusations to turn the children against him.
Dylan Farrow recently renewed the sexual abuse claim after speaking out in an open letter last week.
The authorities investigated her allegation at the time, but Mr Allen was not charged.
The filmmaker has called the allegations "untrue and disgraceful" through his publicist.
'Vengeful'
Moses Farrow defends Woody Allen over abuse claims
Woody Allen has denied sexually abusing his daughter when she was a child
Woody Allen's adopted son has defended the filmmaker over a claim the director molested his adopted daughter in 1992.
Dylan Farrow recently renewed the sexual abuse claim after speaking out in an open letter last week.
The authorities investigated her allegation at the time, but Mr Allen was not charged.
The filmmaker has called the allegations "untrue and disgraceful" through his publicist.
'Vengeful'
Moses Farrow, one of the children Mr Allen and Ms Farrow
adopted together, told the magazine his mother had "drummed it into me
to hate my father for tearing apart the family and sexually molesting my
sister".
"I see now that this was a vengeful way to pay him back for falling in love with Soon-Yi."
Dylan Farrow told People Magazine her brother's comments were "such a betrayal to me and my whole family".
"My memories are the truth and they are mine and I will live with that for the rest of my life," she said, denying her mother had coached her to accuse Mr Allen.
Mia Farrow has not directly responded to Moses' statements but tweeted:
"I love my daughter. I will always protect her. A lot of ugliness is
going to be aimed at me. But this is not about me, it's about her
truth."
The New York Times, which originally published Dylan Farrow's open letter, said on Wednesday it may publish a response from Mr Allen.
Ms Farrow and Mr Allen split in 1992 amid revelations that Mr Allen had an affair with Soon-Yi Previn, Mia Farrow's adopted daughter with pianist Andre Previn.
Mr Allen wed Ms Previn in 1997, and the two remain married.
A panel of psychologists, appointed by US prosecutors and the police at the time of the allegations, concluded that Dylan had not been molested.
The case caused controversy when a prosecutor later said there had been "probable cause" to charge Mr Allen, but he had chosen not to, in order to protect the child.
Mia Farrow has repeatedly alleged that Allen abused their adopted daughter, Dylan
"I see now that this was a vengeful way to pay him back for falling in love with Soon-Yi."
Dylan Farrow alleges Woody Allen molested her when she was seven years old
"My memories are the truth and they are mine and I will live with that for the rest of my life," she said, denying her mother had coached her to accuse Mr Allen.
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Timeline of events
- Jan 1992: Woody Allen splits from girlfriend Mia Farrow after she finds he has taken nude photos of her adopted daughter, Soon-Yi Previn, with whom he began an affair when she was about 19
- Aug 1992: Allen allegedly molests adopted daughter, seven-year-old Dylan, in Mia Farrow's Connecticut home
- March 1993: An independent hospital investigation by child-abuse specialists determines Dylan was not sexually assaulted
- Sep 1993: A Connecticut prosecutor says there was "probable cause" to charge Allen with molestation, but the case was not pursued to avoid traumatising Dylan
- Oct 2013: Dylan Farrow reasserts her claims, in Vanity Fair, that she was molested by Allen
- Feb 2014: She repeats it in an open letter in the New York Times; Allen calls it "untrue and disgraceful"
She has previously said she
decided to break her silence after two decades, when Mr Allen's latest
film, Blue Jasmine, was nominated for an Oscar.
The New York Times, which originally published Dylan Farrow's open letter, said on Wednesday it may publish a response from Mr Allen.
Ms Farrow and Mr Allen split in 1992 amid revelations that Mr Allen had an affair with Soon-Yi Previn, Mia Farrow's adopted daughter with pianist Andre Previn.
Mr Allen wed Ms Previn in 1997, and the two remain married.
A panel of psychologists, appointed by US prosecutors and the police at the time of the allegations, concluded that Dylan had not been molested.
The case caused controversy when a prosecutor later said there had been "probable cause" to charge Mr Allen, but he had chosen not to, in order to protect the child.
Mia Farrow has repeatedly alleged that Allen abused their adopted daughter, Dylan
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