LOS ANGELES – A woman who previously said Steven Tyler had an illegal sexual relationship with her as a teenager is now suing the Aerosmith frontman for sexual assault, sexual violence and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Julia Misley’s lawsuit was filed on Tuesday a 2019 California law That gave adult victims of childhood sexual assault a three-year window to file lawsuits over decades-old assault cases. Saturday is the deadline to make such claims.
Misley, 65, formerly known as Julia Holcomb, said in a statement she wanted “to seize a new opportunity to take legal action against those who abused me growing up.” The Associated Press does not name victims of sexual assault unless they publicly identify themselves.
Although Tyler is not named in the lawsuit, Misley did identify him by name in the statement, which was issued by the law firm Jeff Anderson & Associates. She has also shared her experiences with Tyler in previous interviews, and Tyler has spoken about a relationship with a teenage girl in two books published in 2011 and 1997. thanks a “Julia Halcomb” who Misley says is a reference to her.
Tyler representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment Friday.
The lawsuit alleges that Tyler “used his role, status and power as a well-known musician and rock star to access, groom, manipulate, exploit and sexually assault Misley over a three-year period.” abuse”. Some of the abuse took place in Los Angeles County, the lawsuit states. As a result, she suffered severe emotional injury as well as economic loss, the lawsuit said.
The lawsuit states that Misley met Tyler at one of his shows in Portland, Oregon in 1973 and was later invited to Tyler’s hotel room, where she said she told him she was 16 years old. Tyler would have been 25 or 26 at the time. It said he was involved in “various acts of criminal sexual conduct” against Misley.
He had sexual acts with her after several other shows and became her legal guardian in 1974 so she could travel to him with shows, according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit alleged that Misley became pregnant as a result of having sex with Tyler in 1975 and later forced her to have an abortion.
Tyler further harmed Misley by releasing memoirs detailing parts of their relationship without her knowledge or consent, the lawsuit alleged. This exposed Misley to public attention and scrutiny, further traumatizing her and making it difficult for her to recover, the lawsuit states.
In Tyler’s 2011 memoir, he mentions meeting an unnamed 16-year-old “girlfriend-to-be.” He wrote that he almost “took a teenage bride” and got her parents to take custody so he wouldn’t be arrested if she went on tour with him out of state.
“By including the plaintiff’s name in the acknowledgments, he left the readers and the public in no doubt whatsoever as to the plaintiff’s identity,” the lawsuit states, adding that she was subsequently photographed with a picture of her own face on a Tabloid in a grocery store was faced book release.
Tyler’s relationship with a teenage girl is also referenced by several people in “Walk This Way,” a 1997 oral history format “autobiography” by Aerosmith by Aerosmith. The teenager is given the alias “Diana Hall” and is once described as pregnant. Tyler said he’s considering marrying her, citing abortions and calling it a “tricky situation.”
The lawsuit seeks monetary damages in an unspecified amount.
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