A sexual assault lawsuit in opposition to Steven Tyler has been dismissed as a result of a choose says the alleged incident didn’t current a severe threat of hurt to the plaintiff … TMZ has realized.

Here is the deal … final yr the singer-songwriter was sued by Jeanne Bellino who alleged Steven kissed, groped and started “humping her pretending to have sex” twice one evening in 1975 when she was 17.

Bellino introduced the lawsuit in opposition to Tyler simply final yr through New York Metropolis’s Sufferer of Gender-Motivated Violence Safety Act — a legislation extending the statute of limitations for sure alleged sexual misdeeds, in some circumstances from many years previous, to lastly be heard in court docket.

However, to benefit from the longer statute of limitations, the choose stated the alleged act wanted to fulfill sure standards … together with “presenting a serious risk of physical injury” — a field the choose in Bellino’s case says this alleged incident doesn’t verify.

Principally, what the choose stated within the choice handed down Wednesday is that Tyler allegedly forcibly kissing and dry-humping Jeanne — as she claims — is likely to be distressing, however did not rise to the extent of presenting any threat of significant damage, so he tossed the swimsuit.

It is a fairly noteworthy choice, and unclear what future ramifications the precedent set by the choose at this time could have on different circumstances filed in New York Metropolis underneath the identical provision.