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A second judge has recused herself from a lawsuit against Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, involving allegations of an illegal sexual relationship with a minor starting when she was 16 and he was 25. The woman suing Tyler claims their three-year relationship began in 1973 and that Tyler pressured her into having an abortion despite being both her legal guardian and the father of her unborn child. Judge Patricia A. Young did not provide reasons for her recusal, which follows a similar action by another judge last fall.
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In December 2022, a woman sued Steven Tyler, frontman of Aerosmith, alleging he had an illegal sexual relationship with her starting when she was 16 and he was 25. The lawsuit claims that Tyler convinced the plaintiff's mother to grant him legal guardianship over her while they were in a sexual relationship from around 1973 for approximately three years. She also alleges she became pregnant in 1975, at which point Tyler, who was both her guardian and alleged father of her unborn child, pressured her into having an abortion against her Catholic beliefs.
Judges have repeatedly recused themselves or been reassigned due to the sensitive nature of the case; most recently, Torrance Superior Court Judge Patricia A. Young removed herself without explanation, leaving a hearing scheduled for Friday before Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lawrence P. Riff to reassign the lawsuit. The woman's attorneys argue that much of the alleged conduct occurred in California despite Tyler’s team claiming it took place across multiple states and would be barred by statutes of limitations elsewhere.
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A second judge has removed herself from a lawsuit accusing Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler of having an illegal sexual relationship with a girl beginning when she was 16 and he was 25.
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he → remove → girl
Torrance Superior Court Judge Patricia A. Young notified attorneys Tuesday that she was recusing herself from the case.
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she → notify → case
A hearing to reassign the lawsuit is scheduled for Friday before Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lawrence P. Riff.
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hearing → reassign → Riff
A minute order issued by Young’s clerk did not explain her decision.
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order → issue → decision
Young had been assigned the case last fall after Inglewood Superior Court Judge Tamara Hall disqualified herself a day before a scheduled hearing on Tyler’s attempt to dismiss some or all of the lawsuit.
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Hall → assign → lawsuit
The woman sued Tyler in December 2022, alleging the singer persuaded her mother to grant him legal guardianship when she was 16, allowing her to live with him while the pair had a sexual relationship.
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pair → sue → relationship
She alleges the relationship lasted about three years beginning in 1973.
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relationship → allege → 1973
According to the lawsuit, the woman became pregnant in 1975, meaning Tyler was allegedly both the father of her unborn child and her legal guardian.
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Tyler → accord → child
She claims Tyler pressured her into having an abortion despite her Catholic faith.
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Tyler → claim → faith
The woman says she eventually made a “conscious decision to leave and escape the music and drug-addled world,” seeking freedom from what she described as a sexualized culture surrounding Tyler and the music industry.
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she → say → Tyler
Tyler’s attorneys have challenged the lawsuit and maintain that most of the woman’s claims concern alleged conduct in Massachusetts, Oregon and Washington and would be barred by statutes of limitations in those states.
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most → challenge → states
They say only one claim has a sufficient connection to California.
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claim → say → California
In recent pretrial filings, Tyler’s lawyers also asked the court to prevent two of the woman’s sons, Seth and Heath, from testifying at trial.
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lawyers → ask → trial
The attorneys argue the sons were not alive when the alleged abuse occurred and therefore have no firsthand knowledge of it.
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abuse → argue → it
They also contend that any testimony about their mother’s character or emotional distress would be cumulative and potentially prejudicial given testimony expected from expert witnesses.
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testimony → contend → witnesses
Tyler, 78, formed Aerosmith in Boston in 1970.
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Tyler → form → 1970
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