The case against Steven Tyler: The Aerosmith singer is headed to trial for a relationship with a teenage girl in the 1970s

Steven Tyler is facing a civil lawsuit from Julia Misley over a relationship that she says began when she was 16 and he was in his mid-20s in the early 1970s. Her claim, filed in 2022, alleges that he used his status as a famous musician to exploit her; the case has brought renewed scrutiny to the treatment of underage girls in rock music’s groupie culture.

The article says the case was scheduled to go to trial on 28 September 2026, but was delayed after the presiding judge unexpectedly recused themself. Misley describes a prolonged relationship lasting three years, rather than a single encounter. The article places the lawsuit in the context of changing attitudes after the MeToo movement and newer laws affecting sex-crime claims and limitation periods.