Steven Tyler recently secured a legal victory after a judge dismissed the majority of a child sexual assault lawsuit against the Aerosmith frontman in which a woman alleged he assaulted her as a minor.
In 2022, Julia Holcomb sued Steven Tyler, alleging a three-year relationship that began in 1973, when she was 16 and he was in his mid-20s. She accused him of sexual assault, assault and battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
While Holcomb filed the suit in California, the suit argued that the alleged sexual assault happened in several states across the country. Last week, the judge in the case ruled that the accusations of sexual assault in other states cannot be tried due to the statute of limitation and only the California allegations can move forward, which in this case refers to one incident in 1974.
"This is a massive win for Steven 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 said in a statement. "The court has decided that only one night, fifty-plus years ago, out of a three year relationship is allowed to remain. We look forward to trying this case on August 31."
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