LOS ANGELES — Steven Tyler, the lead singer of Aerosmith, is facing a lawsuit filed by a woman who claims he s**ually assaulted her, coerced her to have an abortion, and caused her involuntary infamy when she was a minor in the 1970s.
Julia Misley, previously known as Julia Holcomb, filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles County on Tuesday.
The case falls under the California Child Victims Act, which grants survivors of childhood s**ual abuse the ability to file civil suits.
The three-year “lookback” period for this act ends on Saturday.
Misley stated that the change in the law encouraged her to take legal action.
She aims to expose an industry that protects celebrity offenders and hold accountable an industry that exploited her and many other vulnerable individuals.
According to the lawsuit, Misley first encountered Tyler, referred to as Defendant Doe 1, in 1973 after his concert in Portland, Oregon.
Misley was 16 years old at the time, while Tyler was in his mid-20s.
The lawsuit alleges that Tyler engaged in criminal s**ual conduct with Misley in his hotel room that night.
Furthermore, the lawsuit claims that Tyler purchased a plane ticket for Misley to join him in Seattle for the band’s next show and continued to abuse her after the performance.
In 1974, the lawsuit alleges that Tyler convinced Misley’s mother to grant him guardianship over her.
He promised to enroll her in school, provide support, and offer better medical care than her mother could.
However, the lawsuit states that Tyler did not fulfill these promises and instead traveled with, assaulted, and supplied alcohol and drugs to Misley.
The lawsuit also asserts that Tyler impregnated Misley and coerced her into having an abortion.
According to the suit, Tyler threatened to send her back to her family and cease supporting and loving her if she did not comply.
Misley expressed that the lawsuit prepared by her legal team outlines the trajectory of her life, including her struggles, exploitation by Steven Tyler and the music industry, her escape, recovery, transformation, restoration of spirit through faith, and the building of her family and life.
The lawsuit further claims that Tyler intentionally publicized the acts he committed against Misley through several books describing the assaults.
In his 2011 memoir, “Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?,” Tyler mentions being deeply in love and nearly marrying a teenager without specifying her identity.
Representatives for Steven Tyler have not yet commented on the matter.
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