Overview
- Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Steve Cochran vacated December’s dismissal and reinstated Walters’s 2021 civil case under a statute that took effect January 1, 2026.
- The new California law grants adults a two-year window to revive certain sexual-violence claims that would otherwise have been time-barred before 2026.
- Walters alleges sexual assault, abuse, and harassment during 2010–2011 while working for Manson; he denies all allegations.
- Manson’s attorney Howard King contends the narrowed revived claim will fail at the next summary decision and says his client committed no sexual crime.
- The case unfolds against years of public accusations by at least 15 women, with several suits dismissed on limitation grounds and Esmé Bianco’s claim resolved in a settlement.