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Third Person Accuses Kevin Clash of Sex With Minor: Do You Think It's Legitimate?

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Kevin Clash, the puppeteer who used to be behind the voice of popular “Sesame Street” character Elmo, has been accused of having sex with a third underage boy, just a week after he was forced to resign due to a similar allegation.

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According to Reuters, a lawsuit was filed on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan by a man who has only been named as “John,” who alleges that Clash engaged in sex acts with him when he was 16 years old. He is seeking at least $75,000 in damages.

He claims that the incident took place in either 2000 or 2001, when he was visiting New York in search of modeling work, and met Clash through a gay phone hotline, on which Clash used a different age and name. The relationship was apparently renewed when he revisited New York at age 18. Clash’s publicist, Risa B, says that "Mr. Clash believes the lawsuit has no merit." Do you?
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  • Cn2012 2012/11/27 22:51:16
    Yes
    Cn2012
    +8
    I'm amazed how people will delude themselves into thinking that this guy is incapable of these acts. This is why victims often stay quiet. Good for them for speaking out!

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  • Spyro 2012/12/16 22:46:46
    No
    Spyro
    It could be I don't know.
  • santa6642 2012/12/01 01:47:53
    Yes
    santa6642
    +1
    Why not.
  • Michaelene 2012/11/29 18:29:29
    Yes
    Michaelene
    +2
    Yeah, maybe it's time to investigate this further consider his employment relationship with children. Another Jerry Sandusky treatment at PBS? Outrageous!
  • VoidSeed 2012/11/29 16:08:17
    No
    VoidSeed
    +1
    'he was visiting New York in search of modeling work, and met Clash through a gay phone hotline' ... what are those lines FOR?
  • Jasmine 2012/11/29 15:02:50
    No
    Jasmine
    +1
    The guy was set up. It's all about money.
  • Car1u5 2012/11/29 07:12:48
    Yes
    Car1u5
    I have no idea and neither do any of the rest of you unloess you were there and if so why didn't you stop it.
  • missfit 2012/11/29 05:09:09
    Yes
    missfit
    +1
    I always like to believe a person that says they are the victim of sexual abuse. So many don't come forward because they are afraid of not being believed. But of course I can't be sure. If it happened it is such a shame. Pedophilia is a sickness that is about as repugnant as it gets. This man's reputation is at stake so I hope no one would make up such an awful thing.
  • Butterfly missfit 2012/11/30 02:29:36
    Butterfly
    Yes, Clash said ,he had sex with the first young man. Clash said he is GAY. That just means, he LIKES having sex that way, and with males. I am sure.
  • missfit Butterfly 2012/11/30 06:22:36
    missfit
    +1
    If he is having sex with underage boys then he is a pedophile. He may prefer boys, but that would mean he is a pedophile and not your normal gay person.
  • Butterfly missfit 2012/11/30 06:45:01
    Butterfly
    Not sure if you are AGREEING WITH me or not agreeing.
    I posted at least 10 to 15 posts saying the same thing.
  • missfit Butterfly 2012/11/30 06:58:13
    missfit
    I'm not sure exactly what you meant. You said Clash said he was gay. But if the first young man was underage then there is a problem. He has said he never had sex with anyone that was underage so I don't know if he is just gay or a pedophile.
  • Rhio2k missfit 2012/12/06 01:14:26
    Rhio2k
    Probably both.
  • missfit Rhio2k 2012/12/14 16:52:12
    missfit
    You may be right about that. So sad for the boys he victimized.
  • Mike 2012/11/29 03:42:07
    Yes
    Mike
    +3
    Pedophilia is a sickness which can't be controlled
  • Butterfly Mike 2012/11/30 02:30:55
    Butterfly
    +1
    Totally correct!!!!!!!! ^5
    No amount of therapy can help,
  • Marek Mike 2012/11/30 19:08:03
    Marek
    Euthanasia would cure them for good.
  • Annie~Pro American~Pro Israel 2012/11/29 03:13:38
    Yes
    Annie~Pro American~Pro Israel
    +1
    There may be some truth to the stories.
  • roger.tafel 2012/11/29 01:50:29
    No
    roger.tafel
    +1
    I'm just not buying this one. The first one was fraud. Now the last one was 16 and seeking involvement over the phone. On his own in New York at 16 looking for a modeling job? I don't know. I just doesn't sound right.
  • Butterfly roger.t... 2012/11/30 02:33:13 (edited)
    Butterfly
    +1
    More denial. CLASH ,,,,,SAID,,,,,,HE,,,,,,,HAD,,... the first young man. CLASH,,,,,,,SAID,,,,,,,HE,,,,... ,,,,,,,,,GAY,,,,,,,,.
    Just means, he would like being with a ,,,,,,,,,MALE. This was the first case, you call a 'fraud'. It, ALL SOUNDS CORRECT.
    (Clash said he had sex with the first young man. Can't get it to print)
  • turtledove123 2012/11/29 00:10:22
  • Marek 2012/11/28 23:57:34
    Yes
    Marek
    +1
    These accusers would not be making this stuff up, would they?
  • Butterfly Marek 2012/11/30 02:37:50
    Butterfly
    +1
    NO. Clash said he had sex with the first young man, and then he said, he is gay. That means, he would like being with another male,,,,,that way.
    Even, with Clash saying, these things,,,,people don't want to believe him, or the VICTIMS?
  • N. Zane 2012/11/28 22:55:14
  • nonni 2012/11/28 22:50:54
    Yes
    nonni
    +1
    Three separate people who in three separate incidents report the same kind of behavior--how can this vote be 50-50.
  • Butterfly nonni 2012/11/30 02:39:54
    Butterfly
    Yes, and when ,,,,Clash SAYS IT IS TRUE,,,,,people come on here, and still say, it ,,,,,ISN'T?
    Amazing to me. DENIAL IS VERY STRONG.
  • glass_butterfly ~YSU~ 2012/11/28 22:43:36
    No
    glass_butterfly ~YSU~
    +1
    It's hard to believe (some) sex crimes nowadays when so many people lie about it. Someone of these "victims" see a rich guy and something to deface his name and they try to get the slice of the pie, and make up a story, sit back, and watch money roll in just from a simple lie.
  • Donald Eric Kesler 2012/11/28 22:12:58
    No
    Donald Eric Kesler
    +1
    I certainly do not want to be true. Ultimately, he remains innocent of any wrong doing until proven otherwise.
  • HiYa 2012/11/28 21:55:33
    Yes
    HiYa
    Where there is smoke, there is usually fire.
  • Max7 2012/11/28 21:50:13
    Yes
    Max7
    +1
    There's a strong possibility that it could be true, usually where there's smoke there has been some smoke. Look at Jerry Sandusky. On the other hand it could have been someone just looking for some easy cash.
  • CuresCancer 2012/11/28 19:45:04
    Yes
    CuresCancer
    +1
    Come on! It's a grown man who likes playing with puppets! What else do you really need to know?
  • Rustie 2012/11/28 19:37:05
    No
    Rustie
    +1
    I think it's a sign of the all new and improved American way.
    "Why work hard all your life when you can sue and hit it big!"
  • Butterfly Rustie 2012/11/30 06:41:03
    Butterfly
    No. Not all people do this. I don't.
    CLASH SAID HE IS GAY, CLASH SAID, HE HAD SEX WITH THE FIRST ACCUSER. The relationship started when the first accuser was 16.
  • Rustie Butterfly 2012/11/30 14:08:13
    Rustie
    We're discussing the 3rd accuser, not the first.
    And did you hear me say that you, personally, do this?
  • jazmine Butterfly 2012/12/02 17:36:01
    jazmine
    So because he's gay he's guilty?
  • mk, Smartass Oracle 2012/11/28 19:32:28
    Yes
    mk, Smartass Oracle
    +1
    But Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton will yell racism, saying black folks can't be pedophiles
  • Butterfly mk, Sma... 2012/11/30 06:41:38
    Butterfly
    LOL, like they can't be GAY ,,,,,,either.
  • Butterfly 2012/11/28 19:10:12
    Yes
    Butterfly
    People always want to go into DENIAL, when the truth comes out.
    When , this story broke with the FRIST young man, some said, he just wanted money, I said., No. Clash is guilty. I sided with the VICTIMS. I got a lot o ugly posts back from some of you. Clash said, he had a relationship with this first young man, then Clash said, he is gay. I put it together, Then I said, there will be more young men, coming out with the same story. Well, then it was a second young man, now it is a THIRD. Think of SANDUSKY. He is still in denial , about what he did, and it was a span of about 30 years of abuse, to young, underage boys. Why don't people , believe, this goes ON IN OUR SOCIETY? Denial helps no one. Clash is a pedohhile. He was grooming all these boys, and pedophiles, love to work around children, or use muppets to attract them.
    Then we had NEVERLAND. Think people!
  • Leprachaun999 2012/11/28 18:42:15
    No
    Leprachaun999
    +1
    Now that the first person recanted, it will be just a bunch of copy cat accusers trying to jump on the pile.
  • jazmine 2012/11/28 17:27:17
    No
    jazmine
    +1
    its all for the attention.
  • Butterfly jazmine 2012/11/28 19:13:38
    Butterfly
    WRONG, check out how pedophiles, groom their kids. You can google.

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