New Lawsuit..allegations of sex with SECOND underage boy

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

EXCLUSIVE

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.

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.

CocoRock	Oops. Here's the link: http://mediadecoder.blogs...d=tw-share [Edited 11/20/12 8:56am]
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Timmy84	Damn I didn't know he worked with them that long. When did Elmo debut?
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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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CocoRock	Whoa! Wiki says '85. Coulda sworn it was about '92. That's prolly when he started blowing up.
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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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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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OldFriends4Sal e	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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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. [Edited 11/20/12 9:52am]
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OldFriends4Sal e	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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Voice of Elmo NEW LAWSUITAllegations of Sex with SECOND Underage Boy

Kevin Clash, Elmo Puppeteer, Resigns

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