Bob Dylan sued for alleged sexual abuse of 12-year-old in 1960s
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Bob Dylan sued for alleged sexual abuse of 12-year-old in 1960s
n this Jan. 12, 2012, file photo, Bob Dylan performs in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
An unnamed woman has sued folk singer-songwriter Bob Dylan alleging he sexually abused her after giving her drugs and alcohol in 1965 when she was 12 years old.
A spokesman for Dylan, now 80, said the allegations were false. "The 56-year-old claim is untrue and will be vigorously defended," the spokesman said.
In a civil lawsuit filed late on Friday with the New York Supreme Court, the woman identified only as J.C. said Dylan sexually abused her at his New York apartment over a six-week period "leaving her emotionally scarred and psychologically damaged to this day."
Dylan, who was in his mid-20s at the time, "exploited his status as a musician to provide J.C. with alcohol and drugs and sexually abuse her multiple times," the lawsuit said.
The plaintiff is seeking unspecified damages. Her lawsuit was submitted just ahead of a New York state deadline, authorized in a 2019 law, for people to file legal claims involving allegations of sexual abuse of children that in the past were too old to pursue due to a statute of limitations.
Dylan emerged from the Greenwich Village folk scene in the early 1960s to become one of the most acclaimed and influential artists of the rock era with hits including "Blowin' in the Wind" and "Like a Rolling Stone."
He has sold more than 125 million records globally and won the Nobel prize for literature in 2016.
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Stephen Coates)
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Although there is no doubt that Dylan screwed around a lot during his lifetime, bringing such an action around half a century after not only the event but when the complainant COULD have brought the action is IMO BEYOND all reason. Witnesses would be dead, investigation of the original alleged incidents is probably totally impossible. I'm not saying she shouldn't have her day in court, but if I were the judge, I would demand that the complainant pay all anticipated court costs, including all anticipated legal fees that would have to be paid by Dylan, into court before the matter would even be heard. It's likely such a case could not be won, but Dylan would surely have a case of libel and slander against her, although it's unlikely she would be in a position to pay a judgment.
OK, I'll say it.
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How about if we try very hard to focus on the Dylan case without bringing political shit into the picture. I know that's really a tough task for some.
I literally don’t remember a single thing from when I was twelve. If his annoying voice were part of the incident my brain would have flushed it down the memory hole for my own sanity.