Tyler's Case Narrows to One Night in California

0:00It's May 1st. You're listening to music news today, AI-powered music coverage. I'm Cory with the story. A Los Angeles judge just tossed out most of a child's sexual assault lawsuit against Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler. The plaintiff, Julia Misley, claims Tyler groomed and assaulted her starting when she was a 16-year-old back in 1973 during a three-year relationship. The suit, filed in 2022, got hit hard by Massachusetts Statute of Limitations Laws since that's where most of it happened. But one alleged incident during a quick trip to California gets to move forward thanks to the state's Child Victims Act from 2020. That law scraps time limits for old abuse claims, and California had an 18-year-old age of consent back then, so no consent possible from her. Side, Tyler's team is celebrating this as a huge victory, saying 99.9% of the claims are gone for good. Misley says Tyler used his fame to take legal guardianship over her and control the relationship.

1:00His lawyers call it a consensual romance between adults, with him in his mid-20s and her between 16 and 19. The judge also dismissed parts tied to short trips in Washington and Oregon for the same timebar reasons. Tyler even mentioned a unnamed teen romance like this in his memoir, talking about becoming her guardian to travel together. Now the case boils down to that single California night from over 50 years ago, with a trial set for August 31. This ruling highlights how state laws can make or break these delayed justice bids, leaving justice sliver for Misley to pursue.