A federal judge in New York has dismissed a case stemming from an alleged 1975 incident in which Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler is accused of sexual assault against a teenage girl. The lawsuit was filed under the Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act, a New York City law designed to aid sex abuse victims in recovering compensation and holding perpetrators accountable.
The judge ruled that the case did not qualify for the two-year window provided by the law because the plaintiff did not allege conduct presenting a serious risk of physical injury. The defense successfully argued that two state laws, the Child Victims Act and the Adult Survivors Act, pre-empted the filing under VGMVPA.
