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New Lawsuit..allegations of sex with SECOND underage boy

Celebrity Justice
35 minutes ago BY TMZ STAFF

Voice of Elmo
NEW LAWSUIT
Allegations of Sex with SECOND Underage Boy

EXCLUSIVE
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Kevin Clash -- known as the voice of Elmo -- is facing NEW allegations that he had a sexual relationship with a SECOND underage boy ... TMZ has learned.

The accuser -- who is now in his 30s -- has filed a lawsuit against Clash ... claiming the two met on a gay phone chat line back in 1993 ... when the accuser was 15 years old and Clash was 32.

In the suit, the accuser reveals his name -- Cecil Singleton. His attorney also provided TMZ with a photo.

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Among the allegations, Singleton claims, "[Clash] trolled gay telephone chat line rooms to meet and have sex with underage boys."

In the lawsuit, filed in federal court in NYC, Singleton claims Clash "groomed [the accuser] to gain his trust by, among other things, taking him to nice dinners and giving him money."

Singleton claims while Clash was featured on "Sesame Street," he was "preying on teenage boys to satisfy his depraved sexual interests."

In the suit, Singleton claims ... although the sex occurred nearly 20 years ago, he didn't take action until now because ... he "did not become aware that he had suffered adverse psychological and emotional effects from Kevin Clash's sexual acts and conduct until 2012."

Singleton is demanding more than $5 million.

We broke the story, Clash struck a settlement with a previous accuser who initially claimed he had a sexual relationship with Kevin beginning when he was 16 years old. As part of the settlement, the accuser issued a statement recanting his claims.


Read more: http://www.tmz.com#ixzz2CmNkYMZ5
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Reply #1 posted 11/20/12 8:40am

Timmy84

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Reply #2 posted 11/20/12 8:52am

CocoRock

Kevin Clash, Elmo Puppeteer, Resigns

Kevin Clash, the longtime voice and puppeteer behind Sesame Street’s Elmo character, has resigned in the aftermath of allegations — which Sesame Workshop had previously said were unfounded — that he had an underage sexual relationship. In a statement released Tuesday, Sesame Workshop said:

Sesame Workshop’s mission is to harness the educational power of media to help all children the world over reach their highest potential. Kevin Clash has helped us achieve that mission for 28 years, and none of us, especially Kevin, want anything to divert our attention from our focus on serving as a leading educational organization. Unfortunately, the controversy surrounding Kevin’s personal life has become a distraction that none of us want, and he has concluded that he can no longer be effective in his job and has resigned from Sesame Street. This is a sad day for Sesame Street.

Mr. Clash has played Elmo on “Sesame Street” for decades. He was profiled in a documentary last year, “Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey.”

The sexual accusations were made public last Mon...r recanted by a 24-year-old man who has remained anonymous. The episode led to Mr. Clash coming out as a gay man, something he had not previously discussed in public. “I have never been ashamed of this or tried to hide it, but felt it was a personal and private matter,” he said in the statement last week.

Production of “Sesame Street” was unaffected by Mr. Clash’s leave of absence and presumably will not be affected by his resignation, either. Mr. Clash had been helping to identify other puppeteers who could play Elmo for some time, and they filled in for him while he was away from work, a Sesame Workshop executive said last week.

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Reply #3 posted 11/20/12 8:53am

CocoRock

Oops. Here's the link: http://mediadecoder.blogs...d=tw-share

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Reply #4 posted 11/20/12 9:03am

Timmy84

Damn I didn't know he worked with them that long. When did Elmo debut?

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Reply #5 posted 11/20/12 9:19am

robertlove

In the suit, Singleton claims ... although the sex occurred nearly 20 years ago, he didn't take action until now because ... he "did not become aware that he had suffered adverse psychological and emotional effects from Kevin Clash's sexual acts and conduct until 2012."

Huh? How can you not be aware of that?

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Reply #6 posted 11/20/12 9:20am

CocoRock

Whoa! Wiki says '85. Coulda sworn it was about '92. That's prolly when he started blowing up.

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Reply #7 posted 11/20/12 9:23am

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After Penn State you can bet he was asked to resign. If you're gonna have sex, have it with people close to your own age so there can be no misinterpretation of ages. 50 year old men and 20 year olds is still an invitation for trouble
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Reply #8 posted 11/20/12 9:24am

Fury

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The new accuser looks like Kurt from glee
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Reply #9 posted 11/20/12 9:34am

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robertlove said:

In the suit, Singleton claims ... although the sex occurred nearly 20 years ago, he didn't take action until now because ... he "did not become aware that he had suffered adverse psychological and emotional effects from Kevin Clash's sexual acts and conduct until 2012."

Huh? How can you not be aware of that?

Yeah, I'm having trouble with that

Did the guy know you were 15 at the time, did you not get on those chat lines for the purpose of meeting other men

So he made you go to dinner and made you take money...

15 yr old in 1940 might be niave, but 15 yr old in the 1990s & 2000s not so

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Reply #10 posted 11/20/12 9:39am

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This dude said he met Kevin on a gay phone chat line, what the hell was he doing on that at 15 yrs old ? He wasn't looking for another 15 yr old

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Reply #11 posted 11/20/12 9:39am

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bawl

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Reply #12 posted 11/20/12 9:43am

Timmy84

robertlove said:

In the suit, Singleton claims ... although the sex occurred nearly 20 years ago, he didn't take action until now because ... he "did not become aware that he had suffered adverse psychological and emotional effects from Kevin Clash's sexual acts and conduct until 2012."

Huh? How can you not be aware of that?

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Reply #13 posted 11/20/12 9:44am

Timmy84

banks said:

This dude said he met Kevin on a gay phone chat line, what the hell was he doing on that at 15 yrs old ? He wasn't looking for another 15 yr old

I'm saying! Why was his young ass doing on a fucking gay phone chat line?!

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Reply #14 posted 11/20/12 9:45am

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disbelief

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Reply #15 posted 11/20/12 9:45am

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JuliePurplehead said:

bawl

I'm right there with ya. sad

I've seen the documentary about him and I just found him to be SUCH a likable guy. He seemed so gosh darned pure-hearted.

Something seems a bit off about both of these accusations, but at the same time, I take the accusation of taking advantage of teenagers very, very seriously.

There are no winners here, no matter what.

confused

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Reply #16 posted 11/20/12 9:50am

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Timmy84 said:

banks said:

This dude said he met Kevin on a gay phone chat line, what the hell was he doing on that at 15 yrs old ? He wasn't looking for another 15 yr old

I'm saying! Why was his young ass doing on a fucking gay phone chat line?!

right, Because I don't think he can be on a line like that at that age without parental permission

So was and did he pose as an older person

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Reply #17 posted 11/20/12 9:51am

Timmy84

OldFriends4Sale said:

Timmy84 said:

I'm saying! Why was his young ass doing on a fucking gay phone chat line?!

right, Because I don't think he can be on a line like that at that age without parental permission

So was and did he pose as an older person

Right. He had to have posed as an older person to get through a sex chat line.

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Reply #18 posted 11/20/12 9:52am

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CarrieMpls said:

JuliePurplehead said:

bawl

I'm right there with ya. sad

I've seen the documentary about him and I just found him to be SUCH a likable guy. He seemed so gosh darned pure-hearted.

Something seems a bit off about both of these accusations, but at the same time, I take the accusation of taking advantage of teenagers very, very seriously.

There are no winners here, no matter what.

confused

He could be just that, just because he was trying to make connections with another man doesn't mean he isn't a likable guy and darn pure hearted

The accusator could easily be the unlikeable and darned dark hearted one

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Reply #19 posted 11/20/12 9:53am

Timmy84

OldFriends4Sale said:

CarrieMpls said:

I'm right there with ya. sad

I've seen the documentary about him and I just found him to be SUCH a likable guy. He seemed so gosh darned pure-hearted.

Something seems a bit off about both of these accusations, but at the same time, I take the accusation of taking advantage of teenagers very, very seriously.

There are no winners here, no matter what.

confused

He could be just that, just because he was trying to make connections with another man doesn't mean he isn't a likable guy and darn pure hearted

The accusator could easily be the unlikeable and darned dark hearted one

Exactly. Plus there have been teenagers who have LIED about having sexual relations with older folks so no I don't believe kids are as truthful as adults. I stopped believing that shit long time ago.

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Reply #20 posted 11/20/12 9:59am

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OldFriends4Sale said:

CarrieMpls said:

I'm right there with ya. sad

I've seen the documentary about him and I just found him to be SUCH a likable guy. He seemed so gosh darned pure-hearted.

Something seems a bit off about both of these accusations, but at the same time, I take the accusation of taking advantage of teenagers very, very seriously.

There are no winners here, no matter what.

confused

He could be just that, just because he was trying to make connections with another man doesn't mean he isn't a likable guy and darn pure hearted

The accusator could easily be the unlikeable and darned dark hearted one

These comments have nothing to do with him being gay, it's about him allegedly having sex with a minor.

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Reply #21 posted 11/20/12 10:01am

Graycap23

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Reply #22 posted 11/20/12 10:02am

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OldFriends4Sale said:

CarrieMpls said:

I'm right there with ya. sad

I've seen the documentary about him and I just found him to be SUCH a likable guy. He seemed so gosh darned pure-hearted.

Something seems a bit off about both of these accusations, but at the same time, I take the accusation of taking advantage of teenagers very, very seriously.

There are no winners here, no matter what.

confused

He could be just that, just because he was trying to make connections with another man doesn't mean he isn't a likable guy and darn pure hearted

The accusator could easily be the unlikeable and darned dark hearted one

He may have done nothing wrong, I fully concede that. It just all doesn't look very good. If there was nothign for him to worry about, there wouldn't have been a law suit to settle.

If I'm not mistaken, in the first case he said himself that he knew the boy before he was an adult and went on to have a relationship with him later. That may not have been illegal, but it's got a definite ick factor.

Both accusers could be looking for money grabs, but it all leaves a bad taste regardless.

It's just too bad.

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Reply #23 posted 11/20/12 10:03am

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JustErin said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

He could be just that, just because he was trying to make connections with another man doesn't mean he isn't a likable guy and darn pure hearted

The accusator could easily be the unlikeable and darned dark hearted one

These comments have nothing to do with him being gay, it's about him allegedly having sex with a minor.

Exactly.

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Reply #24 posted 11/20/12 10:04am

Timmy84

CarrieMpls said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

He could be just that, just because he was trying to make connections with another man doesn't mean he isn't a likable guy and darn pure hearted

The accusator could easily be the unlikeable and darned dark hearted one

He may have done nothing wrong, I fully concede that. It just all doesn't look very good. If there was nothign for him to worry about, there wouldn't have been a law suit to settle.

If I'm not mistaken, in the first case he said himself that he knew the boy before he was an adult and went on to have a relationship with him later. That may not have been illegal, but it's got a definite ick factor.

Both accusers could be looking for money grabs, but it all leaves a bad taste regardless.

It's just too bad.

Good point. neutral

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Reply #25 posted 11/20/12 10:20am

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There are very few 15 year olds who look and speak like they are 18.
And based on the pictures of the two accusers... Clash may have a thing for light-skinned effeminate young looking men

If you look that young.. You better have a state issued id in your hand
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Reply #26 posted 11/20/12 10:32am

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I often wondered why Mr Noodle was always hanging outside Elmo's bedroom window.

"Keep on shilling for Big Pharm!"
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Reply #27 posted 11/20/12 10:37am

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OnlyNDaUsa said:

I often wondered why Mr Noodle was always hanging outside Elmo's bedroom window.

hmmm

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Reply #28 posted 11/20/12 10:38am

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This is all reminding me of the MJ case. How many kids are going to come forward in this case?

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Reply #29 posted 11/20/12 11:10am

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JustErin said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

He could be just that, just because he was trying to make connections with another man doesn't mean he isn't a likable guy and darn pure hearted

The accusator could easily be the unlikeable and darned dark hearted one

These comments have nothing to do with him being gay, it's about him allegedly having sex with a minor.

yeah I know

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