In her lawsuit filed in December 2022, Tyler’s accuser alleges he convinced the plaintiff’s mother to grant him guardianship over her when she was 16 years old, allowing her to live with him and engage in a sexual relationship. She contends they were together for about three years beginning in 1973.

On Thursday, Tyler’s attorneys filed court papers with Torrance Superior Court Judge Patricia A. Young asking that she not allow the trial testimony of Seth and Heath, two of the accuser’s sons.