Aerosmith Frontman Steven Tyler Faces May 2027 Trial Over Abuse Lawsuit
Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler will face trial in May 2027 over a lawsuit accusing him of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl in the 1970s while acting as her legal guardian. The presiding judge in Los Angeles has scheduled the trial date and agreed to review previously dismissed claims.
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler is set to stand trial in May 2027 following a lawsuit filed by a woman accusing him of sexual abuse when she was 16 years old. During a hearing in Los Angeles, a new trial date was scheduled, and the judge announced readiness to reconsider previous decisions that had dismissed a significant portion of the allegations against the rock star.
According to reports, Judge Lawrence Riff, the fifth judge assigned to the case, scheduled the trial to open on May 3. He stated that if either party requests it, he will review the rulings of the previous judge, Patricia Young, who had dismissed major parts of the lawsuit. Young recused herself from the case in September, just two weeks before the scheduled trial, after it was revealed she had discussed the matter with another judge previously disqualified from presiding over it.
The plaintiff, Julia Misley, formerly known as Julia Holcomb, filed the lawsuit in December 2022. She claims that Tyler began sexually abusing her in 1973 when she was a 16-year-old high school student and he was 25. The two met backstage at an Aerosmith concert in Portland, and according to her statement, the singer used his status and fame to lure her into a relationship that lasted about three years.
Misley alleges that during the relationship, Tyler became her legal guardian, took her on concert tours across the USA, and sexually abused her in multiple states. Tyler denies the allegations. The case has also drawn considerable attention due to admissions in Tyler's 2011 autobiography, where he described the relationship and noted that her parents signed documents granting him custody so he could take her across state lines without legal interference.
Legal teams are currently preparing for further motions, and the upcoming legal battles promise to extend the high-profile litigation well into the future as both sides contest jurisdictional limits and the statute of limitations regarding events that occurred outside California.
