Bob Dylan was sued in a New York court by a woman who claims that the American rock and folk legend sexually abused her nearly 60 years ago, in 1965, when she was 12. In the case, JC argues that the violence occurred over a six-week period between April and May 1965. The alleged abuse took place in Dylan’s apartment in the famous Chelsea Hotel in New York.
In a statement to USA Today, Dylan’s spokesperson said that “the applicant’s claim is false.” The prosecutor, who now lives in Greenwich, Connecticut, says Dylan caused her “severe psychological damage and emotional trauma.”
The lawsuit was filed one day before the closing window for filing claims under the New York State Child Victims Act. The act allows victims of abuse to sue their alleged attackers regardless of the statute of limitations.
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