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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Ellie Harrison

Bob Dylan accuser drops sexual abuse case after claims she destroyed ‘dozens of critical emails’

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The woman who sued Bob Dylan for allegedly sexually abusing her when she was a child has dropped her case, following claims by the musician’s lawyers that she destroyed evidence.

In August 2021, the plaintiff (identified only as JC) alleged that she was plied with drugs and alcohol, aged 12, before Dylan, real name Robert Zimmerman, abused her at his apartment in New York and at the Chelsea Hotel on multiple occasions.

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