Lawsuit Alleges Sexual Abuse By Bob Dylan

[WhiskeyGrinder]

https://www.npr.org/2021/08/16/1028241903/bob-dylan-sued-alleged-1965-sexual-abuse

Renowned singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has been accused of drugging and sexually abusing a minor in 1965. A complaint filed in Manhattan Supreme Court on behalf of a woman referred to only as J.C. alleges that the legendary musician "befriended and established an emotional connection with the plaintiff, J.C., to lower her inhibitions with the object of sexually abusing her, which he did..." J.C. is seeking a jury trial and unspecified damages.

A spokesman for Dylan, 80, told the New York Post, "This 56-year-old claim is untrue and will be vigorously defended."

The complaint, which NPR has reviewed, alleges the abuse occurred over a six-week period between April and May of 1965 at the Chelsea Hotel in New York City, where Dylan, then in his early 20s, kept an apartment. At the time, J.C. "had just turned 12-years-of-age and was a minor," the suit claims. J.C. is described today as a 68-year-old resident of Greenwich, Conn.

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The complaint describes a scenario in which Dylan allegedly gave J.C. drugs and alcohol and also threatened "physical violence, leaving her emotionally scarred and psychologically damaged to this day."

[madaboutharry]

1. Hard to do that when you're on tour in the UK.

And there is a documentary film proving your whereabouts. I’m calling bullshit.

[rzemanfl]

3. That ought to do it. n/t

[WhiskeyGrinder]

4. He was on tour from April 30-May 10. That leaves April 1-29 and May 11-31.

[Fiendish Thingy]

6. He was on the west coast for at least the last week of April, and in Portugal until May 20. Nt

[yardwork]

9. And in that documentary it seems like Dylan was never alone.

He rarely slept and was surrounded by people 24/7.

[jaysunb]

2. Here we go....again. nt

[mzmolly]

5. Thankfully, it's not likely true.

https://www.showbiz411.com/2021/08/16/bob-dylan-hit-with-bogus-lawsuit-claiming-molestation-in-nyc-april-may-1965-not-possible-he-wasnt-there

[WhiskeyGrinder]

7. What a site.

[rzemanfl]

8. I was going to post the link you did. This was pretty clearly filed at the last minute

without proper investigation.

[DFW]

10. Guilty until proven innocent. Tara Reid 2.0

Except that if Dylan was in Europe from late April until June, he can’t physically have been in New York at the same time. His accuser seems not to have done her homework. Even Roger Stone was more thorough.

Who’s next? Kirk Douglas for chasing someone during the raid on Pearl Harbor?

[mzmolly]

11. Indeed.

[brush]

12. Not a chance of it even being heard.

Somebody is broke and needs money.

[Deuxcents]

13. If and or when this is disproved

I hope an example is made of anyone who brings charges that could ruin a person’s reputation for financial gain. This does not do well for the real victims of sexual abuse.