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Dylan sued for alleged sexual abuse in 1960s

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.

Dylan sued for alleged sexual abuse in 1960s
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“The 56-year-old claim is untrue and will be vigorously defended,” the spokesman said. In a civil lawsuit filed 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.”

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