11:41 am - 11/20/2012
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.
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.
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Voice of Elmo NEW LAWSUIT Allegations of Sex with SECOND Underage Boy
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.
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.
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But the fact that he didn't go to the police, made no effort to have any type of criminal investigation done, AND to top it off went right to Sesame Street (they of deep pockets) for a pay off, combined with the fact that he's not got a stellar history as far as following the law goes ... indicates that certainly something may be up here.
You seem to believe that just because the accusation is made, it must be 100% true, without looking at the facts and circumstances surrounding it.
There's a reason why we have police investigations and trials. To ascertain the truth. When someone purposely avoids that and instead chooses to try to get a quick payoff, well then you might want to think about why they chose to do that.
Except that is the opposite of what I am saying. The fact that the accusation is made and people think 100% he is either lying or 100% that he is telling the truth is a problem. Both sides should be given the benefit of the doubt since neither one of us (and many others) where not there.
But as you can see by this post most people automatically side with Clash. They won't even think there could be a sliver of truth to the story because like you just point out he went for money instead of the law, he has a troubled past etc etc. All claims the police and lawyers would use to completely discredit him.
Rape is one of the rare instances where people automatically call your story into question when you try to seek money from it. If the kid accused Clash of running him over with a car no one would blink an eye when he wanted cash for pain and suffering.
Going to the perpetrator's employer in an attempt to get a multi-million dollar payoff is why people are calling the story into question.
It has nothing to do with the accusation. It has to do with the fact that he's not trying to get justice...he's trying to get paid.
Running someone over with a car? This is your "equal comparison"? Not even close. How about assault? What would you think about someone who filed civil suit claiming that they were assaulted by you 15 years before. No, they never went to the police, but now you owe them millions. That is an equal comparison.
If this guy had gone to the police, no one would be doubting his story. Most people didn't doubt the Sandusky accusers; they were horrified.