Adam Savage Sexual Abuse Allegation: 'MythBusters' Star's Mother Defends Him, Says Daughter 'Suffers From Mental Health Challenges'

Hours after Adam Savage was accused of sexually abusing his younger sister, the former “MythBusters” star’s mother defended him saying her daughter is suffering from mental health challenges.

A recent lawsuit filed by Miranda Pacchiana alleged that her brother had abused her in the 1970s when they were children.

In a statement to ET Online, their mother, Karen Savage, denied the allegations and defended her son saying, "It makes me very sad to say this, but my daughter suffers from severe mental health challenges, and it’s devastating that she’s putting Adam and our entire family through this. Adam is a good man, and I support him completely."

The lawsuit, filed in Westchester Supreme Court in New York on Tuesday (June 30), stated that Pacchiana "suffered catastrophic and lifelong injuries as a result" of the alleged abuse. Pacchiana, now 51, stated that she was between seven and 10 years when the alleged incidents took place.

“Beginning in or about 1976 and continuing until approximately 1979, Adam Savage, would repeatedly rape Miranda Pacchiana and force oral sex upon her, and forced Miranda to perform oral sex on him, along with other forms of sexual abuse,” the lawsuit stated, Fox News reported.

She also stated that she hasn’t been in contact with her 52-year-old brother in the last two decades.

"I last made contact with my brother, Adam Savage, over two decades ago. At the time, I called him out for his callous attitude about the abuse and his apparent disregard for the damage he had caused, but he chose not to acknowledge or show any compassion for my pain. Not once in the ensuing years have I seen evidence that my brother cares to truly understand what he did to me. He gives me no reason to believe that he has meaningfully examined whatever compelled him to commit sexual crimes as a minor," she wrote on her website, The Second Wound.

In a statement to ET Online via his attorney, Savage denied the allegations and said, "While I hope that my sister gets the help she needs to find peace, this needs to end. For many years, she has relentlessly and falsely attacked me and other members of my family to anyone who will listen. By spreading numerous untrue stories about us in pursuit of a financial bonanza, she has tortured our entire family and estranged herself from all of us."