Steven Tyler is breathing a small sigh of relief in the sexual assault lawsuit filed against him in 2022 by Julia Misley, who claimed that he began assaulting her in 1973 when she was 16 after he convinced her parents to grant him guardianship so they could travel across state lines without criminal prosecution. Tyler has denied her allegations.
This past Tuesday, it was ruled that the claims of sexual assaults in states outside of California cannot be tried in that state.
David Long-Daniels, Tyler’s lawyer, says, “This is a massive win for Steven Tyler. The court has dismissed with prejudice 99.9% of the claims against Mr. Tyler in this case. The court has decided that only one night, 50-plus years ago out of a three-year relationship is allowed to remain. We look forward to trying this case on August 31st.”
Julia filed her lawsuit in the final days of California’s Child Victims Act, a 2019 law that temporarily lifted the statute of limitations and gave survivors of childhood sexual abuse a three-year window to bring claims.
Not helping Tyler’s case is the fact that he wrote about his relationship with her in the 1997 Aerosmith book, Walk This Way: The Autobiography of Aerosmith, and in his 2011 book, Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Memoir.
