Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash resigns from Sesame Street
 

Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash has resigned from Sesame Street after claims that he had sex with an under-aged boy.

Last week a man accused him of having sex with him when he was a teenager, which he denied.

The next day the man recanted the charge. A lawsuit by a second accuser has been filed, according to US lawyer Cecil Singleton.

Sesame Street says the controversy surrounding his personal life was "a distraction that none of us want".

Kevin Clash, 52, created the voice and persona for Elmo in the 1980s.

The character has since become one of Sesame Street's most popular.

Kevin Clash was given a leave of absence from the children's show last week.

'Sad day'

A Sesame Street statement said: "Kevin Clash has helped us achieve a 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 organisation.

"The controversy surrounding Kevin's personal life has become a distraction that no-one wants, 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."

Kevin Clash did not deny the original relationship, but said it happened after the young man was an adult.

"I am relieved that this painful allegation has been put to rest," he said in a statement. "I will not discuss it further."

Sesame Street producers defended Kevin Clash last week but said he had shown "poor judgement" in breaking company policy on using the internet.

Mr Clash was the subject of a documentary Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey last year and has also won several Daytime Emmy awards for his work on Sesame Street.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/20416051

Thanks for more news that everybody can read online.

Oh wait, you linked another bbc link. I should have known.

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The lesson to be learned - do not break the company policy on using the internet... :upsidedow

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You seem overly interested in this adam. W all know you advertise on the Internet for men to fuck you, but why the concern with children?

so your punlicly stating i have sex with children (again).

Will damianJ get baned for sugesting I am into cp?

I bet he will not.

disgusting.

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Question to Damian:

Have you paid your debt to the children's charity yet?

If you have, please post proof.

Do you sleep ok knowing you owe them money?

Do people still trust you these days when your so dishonest?

Longcatting your own thread is a new level of stupidity, even for you!

Where do I say you have sex with kids?

You're disgusting.

bat shit crazy.