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give it a start whoa yeah ♪ ok boy let's start ♪ tonight on "nightline," fighting back. woody allen responds to allegations that he sexually molested dylan farrow, the daughter of mia farrow. he calls them ludicrous,

fabricated. and in one of the most troubled cities in america where the murder rate is high and the graduation rate is low, we join a group of biker boys who figured out a new way to navigate these mean city streits. plus the good, bad and ugly of the olympic ceremony. and a very new take on a classic symbol.

good evening, and thanks for joining us. for over 20 years, woody allen has lived under a cloud of suspicion, and tonight, he's hoping to clear the air. responding angrily and defiantly to allegations that he molested dylan farrow, the daughter of

his expartner mia farrow in 1992. last week, the now 28-year-old dylan recounted in "the new york times" kmark what she said were the details of the horrifying assau assault. tonight, allen insists that's a vengeful, fabricated smear. here's abc's juju chang. >> of course, i did not molest dylan. tonight, that flat-out denial from the world renowned director, answering charges for the first time in 20 years. i loved her and hope one day she will grasp how she's been cheated out of having a loving father and he squarely placed the blame on mia farrow. one must ask, did dylan even write the letter? or was it at least guided by her mother. the reexclusive director speaking out to dylan farrow's open letter in a blog in "the new york times" website. dylan broke her silence after woody allen was honored at this

year's golden globes, accepted in his absence by his long-time friend and leading lady, diane keaton. >> he's made 74 movies in 48 years. in her letter, dylan describes in detail what she says she remembers happened to her. what's your favorite woody allen movie? before you know, you should know that when i was 7 years old, he led me into a dim closet-like attic on my second house. he told me to lay on my stomach and play with my brother's electric train set. then he molested me. it's an allegation that allen has always denied. >> his reaction to dylan's letter is overwhelming sadness. it revives the fight that he had with mia farrow 20 years ago. >> it all began when woody allen fell in love with another of his leading ladies, mia farrow.

over the course of 12 years, they had three children together, two adoptive, one biological, in addition to mi a's other adopted children. farrow auz was allen's artistic muse in many films. that collaboration came crashing down during the filming of "husbands and wives." >> i thought it was a good idea to have a baby. >> i don't think it's such a good idea. >> why? >> that's when mia discovered six naked polaroids of her then 19-year-old adoptive daughter on woody allen's fireplace mantle. the scandal became a prolonged tabloid obsession. in the midst of the storm, mia went back on the set of "husbands and wives" to film their final scene. >> you were so beautiful in that black dress. really. >> don't do that. >> sun yi moved into woody allen's house and within a few years, they were married. the breakup hit the entire family hard. "vanity fair" writer spoke

extensively with the family last fall. >> the revelations were absolutely devastating to this family, according to the eight children i spoke to. because here he was, the defacto dad in the family for a long, long time. and so the fact that suddenly, their sister was sort betrayed the mother and ran off with woody and he didn't act like anything had gone wrong. >> perhaps no one was more affected than 7-year-old dylan. a few months after the split on august 4, 1992, dylan says allen took her to that attic room in farrow's country house. >> and did she tell you explicitly that she was molested in the attic? >> she told me that she remembers very clearly what happened to her in the attic and what she was wearing when she got there and what wasn't on when she left. so then she told me, my advice to the 7-year-old dylan today would be, be brave, testify. >> so she told you explicitly

that she had been molested. not just that she was made to feel uncomfortable. >> she told me that she was made to feel very uncomfortable. >> mia farrow videotaped dylan's account of what happened and told the family's pediatrician, who by law had to alert the authorities. connecticut police launched a criminal investigation, which included an independent review by the yale new haven sex abuse clinic. >> after a six-month exhaustive investigation, that group concluded not only that the molestation did not occur, period, but they concluded that it was caused by either mia farrow coaching dylan inappropriately, or dylan's inability to distinguish between fantasy and reality. >> criminal charges were never filed against woody allen, but the state's attorney who was in charge of the investigation at the time issued a statement saying he felt there was probable cause to charge the legendary director, but he chose not to in order to spare dylan. >> i spoke to the prosecutor today and his sense was that,

while he kept saying that, i stand by the remarks that i made that many years ago, but that with the probable cause, he -- it wasn't that he felt that no criminalalty occurred, but that he didn't think dylan could make it through a trial and that for her sake he wouldn't press forward with a trial. >> i know that's what he said, and i think we brought him to task at the time for making an inappropriate statement like that. he either brings a case or he doesn't bring a case. >> but allen lost the custody battle and an appeal. he was only allowed supervised visits with the children he had with farrow. and the custody judge called allen a willfully inappropriate parent. he even cast doubt on some of the conclusions of the yale new haven center report, saying that the judge wasn't sure that the evidence conclusively proved no sexual abuse occurred. all of thf left a residue of doubt over what kmaktly happened that day. a doubt that was brought to the

surface again this awards season. >> thank you. >> reporter: many observers are saying that dylan has nothing to gaen about all this. why would she lie? >> i don't think she's lying. i think that dylan honestly believes this happened. i think that it is a function of the fact that she was used in a pawn in the fight between mia and woody. one doesn't become a pedophile overnight. you either are a pedophile or you're not a pedophile. >> since dylan's open letter in "the new york times," the battle between mia farrow and woody allen is being refought on tv. >> you don't have any comment on dylan's letter? >> this photo from the day dylan's letter went vital, he and his two adoptive daughters with sunyi, swarmed by the press. >> is he a good father? >> i got to see a little bit of dynamic with his kids. >> dr. robert whitey who made a four-hour sere on the famously reclusive filmmaker and recently

spoked with a surprising allen defender, his oldest adoptive son with mia. last week in "people" magazine, moses came to his father's defense. of course woody did not molest my sister. she never hid from him until our mother created the atmosphere of fear and hate towards him. >> i spoke with him personally when i was writing my piece for "the daily beast." he uses brainwashed without hesitation. recently he reached out to woody, apologized and said let's get to. woody was so happy to have one of his sons back. and woody and sunyi are enjoying a wonderful relationship with moses right now. >> dylan herself responded saying my memories are the truth and they are mine and i will live with that for the rest of my life. my brother is dead to me. as for the allegations that mia manipulated her, dylan strongly objects. my mother never coached me.

she was distraught when i told her. she was hoping against hope that i made it up. and late tonight, an impassioned response from dylan farrow to abc news. for 20 years i have never waivered in describing what he did to me. woody allen has an arsenal of lawyers and publicists. but the one thing he does not have on his side is the truth. with the oscars just weeks away, some hollywood insiders suggest this may cast a schad dough of allen's most recent movie. >> do you think this might have an impact on how his career is perceived? >> i certainly hope not. i hope that people who participate in the voting for the oscars do so on the basis of the art itself and not the personal kwukt of in conduct of anybody. for "nightline," i'm juju chang. >> seems this very emotional war of words is not going to end tonight. next, for young boys growing up in a tough neighborhood, you might not think the best way to stay on the straight and narrow would be to join a rowdy group

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for boys living in a tough neighborhood, staying out of trouble can be a challenge. joining a biker group called the 12:00 boys may not sound like a solution. after all, they can be rowdy and at times end up on the wrong side of the law. but as abc byron pitts found when he headed back to his own hometown, this controversial crew may also be the best option for many looking for an extended family. >> reporter: inner city baltimore, my hometown, where in too many neighborhoods drugs and violen are just the facts of life. meet the street bikers of baltimore. weekend warriors on two and four whlers. on sundays, they rome the city as if it's their private playground -- racing, weaving, acrobats with attitude. they call themselves the 12:00 boys. the police and many others view them as a public safety hazard.

>> i believe we lose at least 10 to 15 lives every summer in reference to dirt bikes. >> reporter: but for the bikers, riding is often the safest option these treat ises survive. >> you learn the right way to do all the wrong [ bleep ] in baltimore city. hustling, shooting, selling drugs. one of the first things you see that you actually want to do is ride a dirt bike. that's one of the first things you see that's positive. >> reporter: and that's how 12-year-old taekwon lloyd sees it. street riding is his version of the the boy scouts. being part of the pack is his dream. >> why do you want to be a 12:00 boy so badly? >> because, like, it's fun. >> what do you feel? what do you think when you're riding? >> i feel powerful. i feel like a superhero. i feel like i'm on top of the

world. >> when you get on that bike, you feel powerful. >> whatever is going on in their life is all gop. you can escape and ride. >> the group is named after their trademark maneuver, speeding down the street with their front wheel pointing strait up, 12:00. they're the subject of a controversial new documentary that bears their name, the 12:00 boys. >> we need to catch up because they're going to go down the road again. >> right, i know. >> the film follows pug for three years from precocious 12-year-old who loves animals to an edgy teenager often hardened by circumstance. pug's mother coco brown struggles to raise her on her own. >> you can get locked up for certain things. you need to get yourself together and stop worrying about bikes. >> but in many ways it's the

bikers who are raising him. >> she can raise pug by herself, but she shouldn't have to. one person trying to raise [ bleep ] like that is a lot. >> are these older guys mentors to you? >> yeah, they taught me stay in school, do all my work, pass all my classes. they just taught me focus on school, don't worry about bikes all the time. >> i grew up in baltimore. when i think about the men who mentored me, they're men in my church. but for someone like pug who needs to rebel, he's working against something. he's seen enough by a certain age that he's got a kind of hard edge. and it's going to be an unconventional way of growing. it has to be through rebellion. >> the director started following the group as a project as a college student in baltimore. >> the 12:00 boys have been called a fearless pack, a gang, menace, troublemakers. what would you call them? >> they're rebels. i think that they're also mentors. they're also children. it's actually kind of a way of

edification for a lot of kids in baltimore. it's kind of like the boy scouts or something. in the context of what gangs can really be in baltimore and what violence can really be and what crime can be. >> reporter: for a city its size, baltimore is one of the most violent crime and drug ridden in america. there are 235 murders last year. 29 so far this year. you say that baltimore isn't safe. what do you mean? >> you got to be careful there. people get shot, sometimes for no reason. just being at the wrong place at the wrong time. >> have you seen the kind of violence you're describing? >> in 2007, i think, we was all walking and this boy just came out of the alley with a hoodie on and this other boy, he shot him and he got to the alley and he dropped. i guess he was dead because he wasn't moving. >> reporter: what's that do to a young person? do to you to see things. >> i started to get used to people just walking around with

guns and i never looked at them as a role model. i always looked up to the bikes. >> reporter: but there are real dangers here. bikers have been severely injuried. some have been killed. baltimore police can do only so much. officers usually don't chase the bikers for fear of accidents. >> you don't want to risk the lives of innocent people by chasing them unless they committed a violent act. but at the same time, the act of them riding around doing wheelies at high speed is a violent act in itself. >> when the violent streets can take your life at any minute, by compariso comparison, riding a bike doesn't seem so dangerous. >> you have your whole life to see the bikes. >> why not? >> tomorrow is not promised. you could die any minute. >> reporter: as an old guy, i think sometimes children shouldn't think that way. shouldn't have those concerns. >> i used to think nobody can never die, as i was growing up. i see people getting shot,

murdered, stabbed. you never know when your time is up. >> for pug and children like him, the road out of baltimore is lined with more obstacles than even the most skilled 12:00 boy could ever maneuver easily. for "nightline," i'm byron pitts in baltimore. >> 12:00 boys is now in limited release in theatres nationwide and on itunes. next from the eccentric to the just weird. the olympic opening ceremony, plus an epic fail. [ ambient street noise ] ♪ ♪ ♪ abe! get in! punch it! [ male announcer ] let quicken loans help you save your money with a mortgage that's engineered to amaze. thanks, "g."

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today was the official opening day of the $50 billion 2014 winter olympic games. and the opening ceremony did not disappoint, at least as far as entertainment value goes. it started simply with a little girl flying with a kite. and quickly moved to the eccentric, from a dramatic horse drawn entrance to a trip pi carnival. but it wasn't all smooth sailing. five floating snowflakes will supposed to blossom into the olympic rings but suffered a technical failure and only four

out of the five appeared. plus after all the controversy about how gays will be treated in sochi, the duo tattoo performed. they're known for their fake lesbian act. in fact, international outrage about russia's gay propaganda law has sparked protests of all forms. google putting this quote from the olympic charter front and center today. the practice of sport is a human right. american apar rel came up with a way to let participants express themselves. and a canadian psa claiming to highlight the two-man luge in all its glory, supporting the idea that, quote, the games have always been a little gay. all the things you're going to blow when you're doing the olympics. the rings? thank you for watching abc news. tune into "good morning america" tomorrow. as always, tune into abc newsom