Last week, a judge dismissed most of an assault case against Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler which dates all the way back to the ‘70s. Tyler has been accused of grooming and impregnating Julia Misley when she was 16-years-old and he was in his mid-20s, Metal Injection reported.
Misley’s lawyers point to Tyler’s own memoir for evidence. In his book, “Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?”, Tyler wrote: “She was 16, she knew how to nasty … with my bad self being twenty-six and she barely old enough to drive and sexy as hell, I just fell madly in love with her. … She was my heart’s desire, my partner in crimes of passion. … I was so in love I almost took a teen bride. I went and slept at her parent’s house for a couple of nights and her parent’s fell in love with me, signed paper over for me to have custody, so I wouldn’t get arrested if I took her out of state. I took her on tour with me.”
While much of the case was dismissed due to statute of limitations laws, the assault claims were still able to be filed in California thanks to its Child Victims Act, which is a 2020 statute allowing for alleged victims to file lawsuits regardless of any statute of limitation.
Misley’s lawyer said: “This reflects years of resilience and courage by Ms. Misley, driven by an unwavering pursuit of truth and justice. It is time for justice and for Tyler to be held accountable by a jury.”
Tyler is scheduled to stand trial in August.
