Folk singer Peter Yarrow of has been accused of raping an underage girl in his hotel room in 1969.
The Peter, Paul and Mary star was slapped with a lawsuit that was brought to the New York Supreme Court through the Child Victims Act, which allows victims to file claims against their alleged abusers regardless of how long ago the incidents occurred until August 14, 2021.
Yarrow, now 82, has been accused of sexual abuse of a child, negligence, assault, battery, negligent infliction of emotional distress, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Deborah Martin alleges that she was a fan who met Yarrow several times at performances, and “took an interest in her,” in a manner she believed to be “paternal.” She now accuses him of “grooming” her to become his victim.
In 1969, Martin ran away from her St. Paul, Minnesota home and phoned Yarrow, who told her to meet him at a hotel on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The singer “booked and paid for” a room, then reportedly raped Martin, who was underage at the time, inside of it. The next day he bought her a plane ticket home.
“As a direct result of the Yarrow’s conduct, Martin suffered and will continue to suffer great pain of mind and body, conscious pain and suffering, psychological suffering, mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life, severe and permanent emotional distress, physical manifestations of emotional distress,” the suit claims.
The lawsuit also names the the music group Peter, Paul and Mary as liable for neglecting their duty to “conduct appropriate and proper hiring, screening, and retention practices to prevent the hiring and retention of those who may pose a risk of harm, including but not limited to sexual abuse as well as emotional abuse, to minors.”
The allegations against Yarrow are seemingly not out of character. In 1970, he was convicted of taking “indecent liberties” against a 14-year-old girl in a Washington D.C. hotel room.
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Another person who waited way past what would have been the right time to come forward.
as a victim myself, I can understand the wait. It’s something you don’t want to admit to or face up to ever. But unlike this victim I didn’t travel to get abused it came to me. And when I finally did file a lawsuit it was mainly to inflict as much public humiliation and shame to the perpetrater. So, moral of the story don’t judge until you walked a mike in their shoes.
Why not wait another 50 years to report it,seriously
It’s a case of he said she said. The emotional pain inflicted could no have been as bad as she says as she never complained until some lawyer with an immoral pra tice could see the green and convinced her to sue.
No it’s a case of a pedophile taking advantage of a 14 year old girl. Who are you to say the emotional pain could not have been bad because she didn’t report it. Many adult women don’t report it because what they have to go through in court. They are made out to be whores that asked for it.
52 frigg’n years later?!
Come back to reality!
Oh,my GOD, snowflake!!! If each of us dug back 50 years we could ALL find something like this! Let’s all lay on the couch and bawl about how abusive our parents were, how uncle Joe tickled a bit too hard, how we played “doctor” with our older sisters & cousins… ALL snowflake crimes now, ALL part of growing up as kids 50 years ago!!!
Wait, What? Don’t know what happened in your past Mark , but I don’t remember having an adult force his penis into my body when I was 14. Don’t know about you, but wouldn’t consider that just apart of growing up 50 or even 150 yrs ago.
Maybe you were too damned ugly! This is BS and you know it. 52 freaking years later. She has no case and no way to prove anything. Guarantee no hotel records are available even if that hotel is even still standing. No videos etc.. She has no case ! Bye
Normally, I would agree with you, but in this case, recall that he has already been convicted of similar conduct in the same time period.
A member of the generation of “Free Love,” right?
WHY would she do this NOW? I’m no fan of Peter Paul and Mary…but good grief!!! 1969??? 52 years ago??? These women are ridiculous.
BIG BS story, it’s only about the ‘green’, and extremely hard to prove !!!
It is tragic for this to have happened, even worse for the victim to wait 52 years to come forward.
Guaranteed she begged for his dick.
That really isn’t the point, is it? She was young and vulnerable, and legally incapable of making that decision. Peter should have simply said “no” to what you think was “begging,” and kept his “peter” to himself.
B.S.
why did they wait so long?
She wants money in the Me Too era. But that does not diminish or excuse his terrible conduct..
She’s got to be in her 60’s…now she comes forward claiming mental anguish and emotional distress? What took so long? I’m sorry but a little late to the party. Not condoning his criminal behavior, it’s disgusting, but ‘c’mon it’s not as though she just remembered she was raped…I question her motive.
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Another Blood Sucking lawyer throwing something against the wall to see if it will stick or to get an out-of-court settlement to feather his bank account nest.
If he’s a Republican he’s done for.
Well he is White so that’s one strike against him in our modern environment.
Your “journalists” are really on the ball! Dredging up a 50-year-old story just because Yarrow is a registered Democrat.
Why are Democrats immune from responsibility for their crimes?
They usually ignore demorats who do this stuff.
If the shoe fits……………
It is tragic but 50 years is a long time to wait before you tell your story
Another smug liberal pervert rapist. What a surprise!
Mr. Yarrow is lucky it wasn’t my daughter.
Another keyboard Joe Biden tough guy. 145# senile Joe saying he’d whip Trump 235-245# guy behind the school gym.. Yeah o.k…
Who says it is true? We don’t know.
She lucky Yarrow doesn’t call her antisemitic…
How sad. His is an icon in the industry, but, unfortunately, took advantage of his emotional position in vulnerable young girls’ minds to assault them. Mary would be appalled. Wonder what Paul thinks.
Why did it take so long to bring it to the attention of authorities? Sounds made up for a money grab. Why is she the only one?
She apparently made it this far in life. I don’t condone rape but come on 1969. I would think this should be thrown out.
But Social Security don’t pay that good.
1969? Girls didn’t fly on their own then or now without parental consent. Now at 64 she decides to speak!🤥
So where is the proof? Where is the D.N.A? How the hell am I supposed to figure out if this guy is guilty or not without seeing any evidence? This should have been reported 52 years ago.
Fourteen years old, met several times, calls & he rents hotel room in as paternal interest
and next day buys a plane ticket to go home?
How did she get there? A fourteen year old girl had money to buy a plane ticket to go
to wherever he was – we’re talking 1969?? This is disgusting. Why now??
In 1969 there were no cell phones, how did she contact him assuming he had an unlisted number? She was an underage runaway, so who supported her traveling venue to venue?
She idolized him yet she has been emotionally traumatized for 52 years having gotten her most secret desire. She is suing the other group members “for not hiring the right people”.
What? It would seem that she has no proof of rape unless there is a child or a blue dress, and since both parties are well into there senior years, facts can be quite distorted.
Im not insensitive, I’m simply asking for some proof.
Martin just wants money. I was abused in multiple ways by my stepfather for 9 years. I chose to seek counseling and have been a productive citizen, wife and mother. The American dream is attainable if you are willing to work hard for it. Choose to be a survivor not a victim
Democrats don’t care that Bill Clinton raped and had “consensual” sex with minors. Now, of course if Yarrow were Bill Cosby they would be all over this.
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