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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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