There is no investigation against Woody Allen, says prosecutor's office.
In 1993, a prosecutor decided not to indict the film director, who denied the accusations of sexual abuse against his adopted daughter. Legal experts say the case has likely expired due to the statute of limitations.
WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. Attorney's office in Connecticut has no ongoing investigation into Woody Allen, a spokesman said Monday, after his adopted daughter, now an adult, renewed allegations that he sexually abused her when she was 7 years old.
In 1993, a prosecutor decided not to indict Allen, who denied the accusations. Legal experts say the case has likely expired due to the statute of limitations.
"We don't have any ongoing investigations. If we receive a complaint, we will review it, as we do with any complaint, and take appropriate action," a spokesman for the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice, Mark Dupuis, told Reuters.
Any criminal charge must be preceded by a complaint, Dupuis added.
Dylan Farrow, now 28, gave details of the alleged abuse that Allen, now 78, committed, in a letter published by the New York Times. She said the incident occurred in Connecticut, at the home of her mother, actress and Allen's former girlfriend, Mia Farrow.
On Sunday, a spokesperson for Allen called Dylan Farrow's letter deceitful and shameful.
Under Connecticut law, a prosecutor who receives a complaint of child abuse generally has five years to file charges. Farrow said the abuse occurred in 1992.
(Reporting by David Ingram)