Bob Dylan charged for allegedly sexually abusing girl in 1965

Bob Dylan has been sued in a New York court by a woman who says the US rock and folk legend sexually abused her almost 60 years ago when she was 12. The lawsuit filed Friday alleges that Dylan abused the plaintiff, referred to in court documents as JC, over a six-week period between April and May 1965. It says Dylan “exploited his status as a musician to provide JC with alcohol and drugs and sexually abuse her multiple times.” The suit also accused Dylan, who turned 80 in May, of physically threatening the girl. The alleged abuse took place at the apartment Dylan owned in New York’s famous Chelsea Hotel, according to the lawsuit.