alleges that the legendary musician “befriended and established an emotional connection with the plaintiff, J.C., to lower her inhibitions with the object of sexually abusing her, which he did…” J.C.
The complaint, which NPR has reviewed, alleges the abuse occurred over a six-week period between April and May of 1965 at the Chelsea Hotel in New York City, where Dylan, then in his early 20s, kept an apartment.
The lawsuit was filed on Friday, just before the “look back window” closed under New York State’s Child Victims Act, legislation signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo that “ensures those who abuse children are held accountable criminally and civilly and that survivors of childhood sexual abuse have a path to justice.” The filing deadline for the legislation, which allowed alleged victims to present claims “regardless of when or how long ago the alleged abuse occurred,” originally was Aug.
By 1965, Dylan was a prominent figure in popular culture, performing and writing songs that gave voice to the anti-war and Civil Rights movements.