A JUDGE has dismissed a sexual assault lawsuit against Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler.
Former model Jeanne Bellino claimed the rocker, 75, groped her twice in 1975 when he was 27 and she was 17.
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She says Tyler assaulted her in a Manhattan phone booth and later pinned her against a wall and simulated sex.
Tyler “vehemently” denied the allegations.
Ms Bellino said she suffered “severe and emotional distress” and was “hospitalised and medicated” as a result.
It was previously reported Ms Bellino was working on a fashion show when a friend arranged for her to meet Aerosmith at a nearby hotel.
US District Judge Lewis Caplan dismissed the civil lawsuit, saying Ms Bellino had waited too long to sue Tyler.
Tyler’s lawyer David Long-Daniels told Reuters: “We agree with the judge’s reasoning, and are grateful for this result on behalf of our client.”
Another case against the singer began in 2022 after a woman filed a lawsuit against him for sexual battery and assault when she was 16.
He denies the claims.
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