Steven Tyler has scored a significant legal victory in a long-running civil case brought by Ms. Julia Holcomb, who alleges the Aerosmith singer sexually assaulted her when she was a teenager in the 1970s. A California judge has now limited what parts of her lawsuit can proceed, sharply reducing the scope of the claims ahead of an expected trial date.
According to TMZ, the court ruled that only one claim tied to an alleged incident in California can remain in the case, while claims connected to alleged sexual encounters in other states—including Massachusetts and Oregon—cannot be litigated in California.
Mr. David Long-Daniels, an attorney for Tyler, told the outlet the ruling dismissed “99.9%” of the claims and said the defence is preparing to try the remaining allegation on August 31. The surviving claim centres on an allegation that Tyler and Holcomb had sex during a 1974 visit to California, when she was 16, including at a hotel and in a public hot tub.
The ruling comes after Holcomb’s broader lawsuit, filed in December 2022, alleged sexual assault, sexual battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress, and included conduct she said occurred across multiple states. Alternative Nation previously reported that the abuse lawsuit was moving forward after early developments in the case.
With the case now narrowed to a single alleged California incident, the next phase will focus on pre-trial preparation and whether the remaining claim reaches a jury on the scheduled date.
