Steven Tyler's accuser Julia Holcomb speaks out on allegations of childhood sexual assault

Julia Holcomb, who has accused Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler of sexually assaulting her when she was a minor in the 1970s, has spoken out in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital.

In a statement obtained by Fox News Digital, Holcomb, who is represented by Los Angeles-based attorney Jeff Anderson, explained that she was taking legal action this time due to California legislation, which temporarily lifted the statute of limitations for victims of childhood sexual abuse to file lawsuits against their abusers. Ashley Hume is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to ashley.hume@fox.com and on Twitter: @ashleyhume

"My name is Julia Misley, formerly Julia Holcomb. I am making this statement because, at the age of 65, I have discovered that through a recent change in the law, I have a new opportunity to take legal action against those that abused me in my youth," Misley said in her statement.

She continued, "I want this action to expose an industry that protects celebrity offenders, to cleanse and hold accountable an industry that both exploited and allowed me to be exploited for years, along with so many other naïve and vulnerable kids and adults."