Steven Tyler performs during the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 07, 2025 in Elmont, New York.

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles court has determineda child sexual assault case filed against Aerosmith frontman, Steven Tyler,will proceed to trial.

The singeris accused of grooming, sexually assaulting and impregnating a 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."

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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. 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 forSteven 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 saidin a statement to Billboard. "The court has decided that only one night, fifty-plus years ago, out of a three-year relationship is allowed to remain."

New York has a similar statute that was recently employed by singer Casandra "Cassie" Ventura,in her case against Sean Combs.Shefiled a sex-trafficking and sexual assault lawsuitagainst 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 "lookback window."

The lawsuit against Tyler, who previously appeared as a judge on "American Idol," claims he and Misley first met at an Aerosmith concert in 1973. According to the document, he "performed various acts of criminal sexual conduct upon Plaintiff that night." At the time, Tyler was in his mid-20s and Julia was 16.

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The alleged encounter was the first of many, the lawsuit claims. In 1974,Tylerwas named Misley's legal guardian and took her on tour with the band.

Source: Drudge Report