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Judge Narrows Steven Tyler Sex-Abuse Suit to One California Claim Headed for Trial

A California look-back law lets a 1974 allegation proceed despite earlier dismissals in Massachusetts.

Overview

  • A Los Angeles judge left only one alleged 1974 California incident in Julia Misley’s civil case against Steven Tyler.
  • That claim is set for trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
  • The court dismissed the rest under Massachusetts’ time limits, but California’s 2020 Child Victims Act allows older child sex-abuse civil suits.
  • Misley alleges Tyler groomed and sexually assaulted her at 16, including a pregnancy and pressure to have an abortion in 1975.
  • Tyler denies wrongdoing, and lawyers split on the ruling, with his side calling it a massive win and hers urging a jury to decide.