Steven Tyler is headed to trial after child sexual assault claims

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A child sexual assault case filed against Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler will proceed to trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court.The singer is accused of grooming, sexually assaulting and impregnating 16-year-old Julia Misley in the 1970s.The suit, first filed in 2022 in Torrance, claims he “used his role, status, and power as a well-known musician and rock star” to exploit Misley.

The complaint also argues Tyler admitted to the alleged crimes in his own memoir, “Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?,” where he refers to her as his “teen bride.”Earlier this week, a judge dismissed most of the case, citing the statute of limitations in Massachusetts, where the pair lived during their three-year relationship.But they allegedly crossed state lines while Tyler toured the country with his band, including to California, according to the complaint.

Because of California’s Child Victims Act — a 2020 statute that allowed a “lookback window” where alleged victims can file lawsuits regardless of a statute of limitations — a portion of the case will still be tried.“This is a massive win for Steven Tyler.Today, the Court has dismissed with prejudice 99.9% of the claims against Mr.

Tyler in this case,” Tyler’s lawyer, David Long-Daniels, said in a statement to The Times.“The court has decided that only one night, 50-plus years ago, out of a three-year relationship is allowed to remain.” Music Steven Tyler of Aerosmith is sued for an alleged 1970s sexual assault in final week allowed by a 2019 state law regarding childhood sexual assaults.New York has a similar statute that was recently employed by singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura in her case against Sean Combs.

She filed a sex-trafficking and sexual assault lawsuit against the music mogul in 2023, in the U.S.District Court for the Southern District of New York, just days before the expiration of a ...