Julia Misley, 65, accuses Steven Tyler, 74, of “using his rockstar status” to sexually exploit her in the 1970s.
An American announced on Friday December 30 that she had filed a complaint against Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler, whom she accused of having “used his rockstar statusto sexually exploit her in the 1970s when she was a minor.
Julia Misley, 65, is suing him for “sexual assaultin a Los Angeles court under a California law that temporarily lifted the statute of limitations for sexual assault cases involving minors. The complaint does not mention the 74-year-old singer by name. But in a press release, Julia Misley evokes “the trajectory of (his) life: from his early struggles to exploitation by Steven Tyler and the music industry“until his”transformation“.
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“Not the means to resist his power”
In 1973, when she was called Julia Holcomb and was only 16 years old, she had met the musician, aged 25, after a concert. That night, he had invited her to his hotel and hadperformed several illegal sexual actson her, according to the complaint. Their relationship then continued. The young lady “did not have the means to resist his power, his fame and his financial resources“, especially since Steven Tyler had convinced her that it was “of a love story“, write his lawyers.
In 1974, the singer had, according to the complaint, obtained his guardianship by promising his mother to ensure his well-being and his education, but “instead, he continued to travel with her, assaulting her, and supplying her with alcohol and drugs“. A year later, he forced her to have an abortion, the complaint adds. The young woman then left the star and the music industry. After turning to religion, she “kept his shame a secret“. But “his life has been turned upside downwhen Steven Tyler chronicled their relationship in his memoir.
“She was 16, but she knew how to be naughty», «she was so sexy i fell in love“, his parents “signed papers to give me guardianship so I wouldn’t get arrested if we changed states“, he wrote in this book. According to the complaint, the tabloid press then revealed her identity, forcing her to tell her relatives about her past.
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For the initial assault and the more recent psychological damage, the one who has become an anti-abortion activist is calling for the organization of a trial to set the amount of fines and compensation to be imposed on the rocker. Contacted by AFP, Steven Tyler’s agents did not immediately react.