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SomewhereInTheMiddle

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62. What if ...

Tue Aug 17, 2021, 09:40 AM

Aug 2021

I am picturing a young man who had been told he bore a slight resemblance to the famed singer decide to impress a young girl by telling her he was Dylan during the time he was staying at the hotel. He eventually took advantage of her.

She thought he was Dylan. He disappeared, probably to abuse other girls in his future.

She has been either telling or hiding this story her whole life. Now someone convinced her there is money to be made.

Thus the lawsuit. She believes it, whether it is possible or not.

This is entirely supposition. I know nothing about he case or the people involved. I am not saying this did happen. I wonder if it could have.

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Bob Dylan Accused of Drugging, Sexually Abusing 12-Year-Old in 1965 [View all] Zorro Aug 2021 OP

Strange story........... secondwind Aug 2021 #1

I don't see justice (whatever the truth, whatever justice might be) being likely after 56 years hlthe2b Aug 2021 #2

There is a documentary film The King of Prussia Aug 2021 #59

Wow... Only underscores the point. As a Dylan fan, that is good to hear. hlthe2b Aug 2021 #60

You'll love this thread then The King of Prussia Aug 2021 #61

After 56 years? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2021 #3

New York Changed the statute of limitations for sexual abuse. twin_ghost Aug 2021 #5

I thought retroactively changing it for cases where the statute of limitations had expired was cstanleytech Aug 2021 #7

Stogner v. California PoliticAverse Aug 2021 #9

That was about criminal prosections not civil lawsuits. twin_ghost Aug 2021 #21

Going to be difficult to prove, since Dylan wasn't in NY for most of that time period. Fiendish Thingy Aug 2021 #4

Was actually going to post something similar Docreed2003 Aug 2021 #6

Where did he perform in New York during that period? The Chelsea Hotel is on W. 23rd Street.... George II Aug 2021 #29

Dylan had no concerts in NY between 3/21-8/28/65 Fiendish Thingy Aug 2021 #31

Everybody stayed in the Chelsea Hotel greenjar_01 Aug 2021 #52

Are you certain he never returned to NY iemanja Aug 2021 #69

The time period from April 22-May 20 is well documented Fiendish Thingy Aug 2021 #73

So he wasn't in England the whole time iemanja Aug 2021 #74

He went from the West Coast to England, not the other way around. Fiendish Thingy Aug 2021 #75

Yet most of the responders in this thread iemanja Aug 2021 #76

"If You Remember the '60s, You Really Weren't There". n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2021 #8

Ah, I do and I was. But I was a nerd and missed out on a lot of fun. George II Aug 2021 #30

1965? Ahhh....come on now.... ashredux Aug 2021 #10

Since Dylan's publicly-known timeline musette_sf Aug 2021 #11

Dylan was in England on tour from late April through Mid May 1965. Looking sarcasmo Aug 2021 #16

He was in Seattle on April 24th, 1965, performing with Joan Baez. pnwmom Aug 2021 #20

I've also heard musette_sf Aug 2021 #23

And Brigitte Bardot made advances toward me the same year. Tom Yossarian Joad Aug 2021 #12

Lawsuit! LeftInTX Aug 2021 #44

I can wait until it gets into a court. marble falls Aug 2021 #13

I really hope this is not true. maxsolomon Aug 2021 #14

Not to mention that he was quite hopped up on pills and joints at the time. Crowman2009 Aug 2021 #41

He was touring England The King of Prussia Aug 2021 #58

tbh: I wouldn't be surprised either way rpannier Aug 2021 #15

The 60s was a fucked up time sexually ansible Aug 2021 #17

Agreed rpannier Aug 2021 #18

That has not changed. How one looks has... bizarre has been with us since the dawn of man ashredux Aug 2021 #22

Just read the article. Uhhhh... Wow?! rpannier Aug 2021 #24

"Flirty Fishing" musette_sf Aug 2021 #25

Ahhhh... Thank you rpannier Aug 2021 #28

I remember getting pamphlets from them in downtown Chicago in the 70s. milestogo Aug 2021 #39

Why did you get pamphlets from them?? LOL LeftInTX Aug 2021 #47

Wow thats some kind of retreat. milestogo Aug 2021 #54

We also went to Jesse Jackson's church LeftInTX Aug 2021 #56

Chicago was a great place to live in the 70's! WinstonSmith4740 Aug 2021 #55

Are you saying that children are guilty of bringing about iemanja Aug 2021 #68

No, I'm not rpannier Aug 2021 #70

Ok, thanks for clearing that up. iemanja Aug 2021 #71

It's fine. No offense taken rpannier Aug 2021 #72

Memory is not a videotape machine bucolic_frolic Aug 2021 #19

His concert schedule from April - May 1965 is at this link. pnwmom Aug 2021 #26

That is a very bizarre story. madaboutharry Aug 2021 #27

There's also a movie about Dylan called "I'm Not There" musette_sf Aug 2021 #33

I agree, madaboutharry. Child molesters always exhibit a pattern of abuse over the years. Martin68 Aug 2021 #46

This is very clearly bullshit localroger Aug 2021 #32

An attempt to get some money before he dies. Sneederbunk Aug 2021 #34

I was involved in a mental commitment case; the woman said Mick Jagger fathered her child. Shrike47 Aug 2021 #35

Does the fact that Cheezoholic Aug 2021 #36

AJ Weberman can get to the bottom of this musette_sf Aug 2021 #37

So the victim was born in 1953? hamsterjill Aug 2021 #38

I was born in 1953 dflprincess Aug 2021 #42

Longevity is (thankfully) rampant in my family. hamsterjill Aug 2021 #48

You have a good evening too dflprincess Aug 2021 #53

It's all relative -- to me she's a youngster Lord Ludd Aug 2021 #49

When its my turn, I wanna go like David Rockefeller... heart attack while getting it on... 3Hotdogs Aug 2021 #50

I know that's how brother Nelson died Lord Ludd Aug 2021 #51

Ha!!!. MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2021 #66

This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Aug 2021 #40

This is a civil suit, not a criminal suit... LeftInTX Aug 2021 #43

I'll repeat what others have pointed out: 56 years later? It will be interesting to se what evidence Martin68 Aug 2021 #45

Bearing in mind that Dylan was touring England at the time The King of Prussia Aug 2021 #57

The time line doesn't hold up BradAllison Aug 2021 #67

What if ... SomewhereInTheMiddle Aug 2021 #62

I don't see it. Demsrule86 Aug 2021 #63

Absolutely it could have happened back in the day. Dylan's appearance was not unusual, and anybody Martin68 Aug 2021 #65

Maybe, probably not The King of Prussia Aug 2021 #77

Was she just like a woman? MySideOfTown Aug 2021 #64