Derby Telegraph

Bob Dylan sex abuse claims

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A LAWSUIT has alleged that Bob Dylan groomed a 12-year-old girl, plied her with drink and drugs, then sexually abused her in the 1960s.

The revered singer-songwriter, 80, is accused of befriendin­g the youngster, named in court documents only as JC, between April and May 1965.

Dylan sexually abused the girl at his apartment at New York’s famed Hotel Chelsea, according to the lawsuit, using drugs, alcohol and threats of physical violence, ‘leaving her emotionall­y scarred and psychologi­cally damaged’.

A representa­tive for Dylan denied the claims, which were filed at Manhattan Supreme Court.

 ??  ?? Bob Dylan pictured in 1965
Bob Dylan pictured in 1965

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