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When one woman showed reluctance, King was allegedly heard saying that performing the act 'would help your soul'.
Senior FBI officials later sent King a copy of the incriminating tape and called him an 'evil abnormal beast' and his sexual exploits would be 'on record for all time'.
The letter also suggested he should commit suicide before his wrongs were revealed to the world.
Who is David Garrow?
The American historian and author, 66, has frequently written about the civil rights movement in the US.
His 1986 biography about King, Bearing the Cross, won the Pulitzer Prize for biography.
He has taught history at a number of universities across the US and also written about Barack Obama and reproductive rights.
The distinguished researcher detailed some of King's affairs in his original biography but he said he was not aware of its scale until now.
He also published The FBI and Martin Luther King, Jr, a work that analyses the relationship between the intelligence service and the civil rights leader.
King's philandering has long been suspected, however Garrow, who spent several months digging through the archive material, said he had no idea of the scale or the ugliness of it and his apparent indifference to rape until he saw the files.
He said: 'It poses so fundamental a challenge to his historical stature as to require the most complete and extensive historical review possible.'
Among the revelations is a claim by a prostitute who said she was involved in a threesome with King, which she described as the worst orgy she had ever experienced.
His wife Coretta often complained he was hardly with her and even said he would spend less than 10 hours a month at home.
According to one FBI report, King even said: 'She should go out and have some sexual affairs of her own.
Senior FBI officials later sent King a copy of the incriminating tape and called him an 'evil abnormal beast' and his sexual exploits would be 'on record for all time'.
The letter also suggested he should commit suicide before his wrongs were revealed to the world.
Who is David Garrow?
The American historian and author, 66, has frequently written about the civil rights movement in the US.
His 1986 biography about King, Bearing the Cross, won the Pulitzer Prize for biography.
He has taught history at a number of universities across the US and also written about Barack Obama and reproductive rights.
The distinguished researcher detailed some of King's affairs in his original biography but he said he was not aware of its scale until now.
He also published The FBI and Martin Luther King, Jr, a work that analyses the relationship between the intelligence service and the civil rights leader.
King's philandering has long been suspected, however Garrow, who spent several months digging through the archive material, said he had no idea of the scale or the ugliness of it and his apparent indifference to rape until he saw the files.
He said: 'It poses so fundamental a challenge to his historical stature as to require the most complete and extensive historical review possible.'
Among the revelations is a claim by a prostitute who said she was involved in a threesome with King, which she described as the worst orgy she had ever experienced.
His wife Coretta often complained he was hardly with her and even said he would spend less than 10 hours a month at home.
According to one FBI report, King even said: 'She should go out and have some sexual affairs of her own.