# Steven Tyler Child Sexual Assault Trial Scheduled for May 2027 A Los Angeles judge has set a new trial date while considering expanding case scope. - **Source:** [Billboard](https://www.billboard.com) - **Published:** 2026-11-10 - **Topic:** [politics](https://brifing.si/c/politics) - **Original article:** - **On Brifing:** https://brifing.si/s/43be57f1-dcbf-49a3-a135-06680cd3266e ## New Trial Date Set Los Angeles Judge Lawrence P. Riff has officially scheduled the civil trial against Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler for May 2027. This development follows a series of procedural delays in the long-running lawsuit filed by Julia Misley. Judge Riff is the sixth judge to oversee the case since it began in 2022. ## Potential Scope Expansion Judge Riff indicated he is open to revisiting pretrial rulings previously issued by Judge Patricia Young. This decision could significantly alter the case's trajectory, as earlier rulings had substantially narrowed the scope of Misley’s claims. The court will now consider requests to void those prior limitations, potentially allowing for a broader legal argument. ## Statute of Limitations Dispute Earlier this year, Judge Young ruled that most of Misley’s claims were barred by the Massachusetts statute of limitations. Consequently, the trial was initially restricted to a single sexual encounter that allegedly occurred during a trip to California. The plaintiff is now seeking to challenge this restriction to include more of her allegations. ## Allegations of Grooming Julia Misley, formerly known as Holcomb, alleges that Steven Tyler groomed her starting in 1973 when she was 16 years old. She claims the relationship was nonconsensual and that Tyler eventually became her legal guardian. The lawsuit centers on the power dynamic between the adult rock star and the teenage girl during that period. ## Memoir Evidence Cited The lawsuit relies heavily on admissions allegedly made by Tyler in his 2011 memoir, 'Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?'. In the book, the singer wrote about almost taking a 'teen bride' and obtaining custody from her parents to avoid legal issues when traveling across state lines with the teenager. ## Defense Position Maintained Steven Tyler’s legal team maintains that his relationship with Misley was entirely mutual and consensual. His lawyers have repeatedly noted that 16 was the age of consent in Massachusetts at the time. They have criticized the plaintiff’s attempts to revisit past rulings, labeling them as efforts to gain leverage for a potential settlement. ## Procedural History Complications The previous trial date of September 2026 was abruptly canceled after Judge Patricia Young realized she had inadvertently discussed the case with a colleague who had been previously assigned to it. This administrative error caused significant delays, forcing the court to restart the scheduling process under Judge Riff’s current oversight this November. ## Future Legal Outlook While Tyler’s representatives remain confident that the truth will emerge during the trial, the legal battle remains intense. The upcoming proceedings will determine whether the court will expand the scope of the case beyond the single California incident. Both parties are preparing for a complex trial that will address decades-old allegations. ## Sources covering this story - https://www.billboard.com/pro/steven-tyler-teen-bride-sexual-abuse-lawsuit-trial-2027/ — --- _Summary written by Brifing from the original reporting. Copyright in the original article belongs to its publisher; read the full piece at the link above._