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A child sexual assault lawsuit against Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler will proceed to trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court on a limited portion of the claims.
A judge dismissed most of the case this week, citing the statute of limitations under Massachusetts law, where Tyler and accuser Julia Misley lived during much of their three-year relationship in the 1970s.
However, because the pair allegedly crossed state lines—including into California—while Tyler toured with the band, one claim remains viable under California’s Child Victims Act. That 2020 law created a “lookback window” allowing survivors to file civil suits regardless of expired statutes of limitations.
the LA Times reports Tyler’s attorney, David Long-Daniels, called the ruling “a massive win,” stating the court dismissed “with prejudice 99.9% of the claims” and allowed only “one night, 50-plus years ago, out of a three-year relationship” to proceed.
Misley, who was 16 when the alleged abuse began, accuses Tyler of grooming her, sexually assaulting her, and impregnating her. The lawsuit, first filed in 2022 in Torrance, alleges Tyler used his fame and power as a rock star to exploit her. It claims the two first met at an Aerosmith concert in 1973, when Tyler was in his mid-20s. That night, the suit alleges, he “performed various acts of criminal sexual conduct” upon her—the incident now headed to trial.
The complaint also alleges Misley became pregnant with Tyler’s child and underwent a “pressured” abortion. Tyler has denied the allegations.