In an opinion piece published by the Los Angeles Times on Thursday, Farrow describes her anger over Allen maintaining his career, despite her allegation that he sexually assaulted her in their home when she was seven years old.
Farrow first shared her account with Vanity Fair in 2013.
Allen has consistently denied the allegation and was not criminally charged.

“I of all people am aware that there is some irony in the fact that I am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the Oval Office and a man who has repeatedly preyed on young girls campaigns for the senate with the full support of his party,” Franken said of Trump, who was accused by nearly a dozen women of sexual misconduct during the presidential election and Alabama’s Moore, who has been accused by at least five women — some as young as 14 at the time — of sexual assault or harassment.

Sen. Al Franken said on Thursday that he would resign after seven women came forward in recent weeks and said he groped or tried to forcibly kiss them. The second-term Minnesota Democrat, a prolific fundraiser once viewed as a possible White House hopeful, had lost the support of most Democratic senators.

“I, of all people, am aware that there is some irony in the fact that I am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the Oval Office and a man who has repeatedly preyed on young girls campaigns for the Senate with the full support of his party,” Franken said. He was referring to President Donald Trump’s comments captured on tape about grabbing women’s genitals and to Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore.

“But this decision is not about me,” Franken added in a floor speech attended by more than a dozen of his fellow Democratic senators. “It’s about the people of Minnesota. It’s become clear that I can’t pursue the Ethics Committee process and at the same time remain an effective senator for them.”

Only one Republican was present in the chamber for Franken’s speech: Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, who has donated to Moore’s Democratic opponent and criticized Trump.

Franken said his resignation would take effect “in the coming weeks.” – Politico

Representative Jackie Speier knew the sexual-harassment situation on Capitol Hill was bad, but she didn’t realize it was this bad. “Some of these members, they’re just so blatant about it! You can’t imagine.

Oh, sure, in 1995, Congress adopted a variety of workplace protections and established the Office of Compliance, which, among its myriad duties, offers voluntary sexual-harassment training and oversees complaints lodged by Hill employees ranging from custodial workers to legislative directors. (But not interns or fellows. They aren’t covered.) More than two decades on, however, vanishingly few Hill women even know that a procedure for reporting harassment exists. (In a recent survey, Roll Call put the number at around 10 percent.) And those who do know, see the ordeal as prohibitively confusing, onerous, and endless.

“The actual process for a victim is indefensible,” said Speier. “First, they have to submit to 30 days of legal counseling.” Afterward, they have to decide whether to go forward with 30 additional days of mediation. If so, said Speier, “they have to sign a [non-disclosure agreement] that is ironclad, and it is in perpetuity.” During mediation itself, said Speier, “often the perpetrator has an attorney who can do things—and has done things—like tell the woman, ‘If you pursue this, this is going to ruin your career.’” Post-mediation, the complainant must wait 30 more days (but not more than 90!) before she can file a lawsuit or request an administrative hearing. “Meanwhile,” said Speier, “they are still sitting in this office in an unbearable situation.”

“The existing process is shockingly biased in favor of the harasser,” said Speier.

Small wonder that women often seek alternative channels for handling problematic men. You’re expecting some junior legislative assistant to go head-to-head with a sitting member of the U.S. Congress, scoffed the former House Democratic aide. “Who’s gonna do that?” – The Atlantic