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| FILE - This Jan. 24, 2011 photo shows "Sesame Street" muppet Elmo and puppeteer Kevin Clash poses for a portrait in the Fender Music Lodge during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival to promote the film "Being Elmo" in Park City, Utah. Clash has taken a leave of absence from the popular kids' show following allegations that he had a relationship with a 16-year-old boy. Sesame Workshop says Kevin Clash denies the charges, which were first made in June by the alleged partner, who by then was 23. In a statement issued Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, Sesame Workshop says its investigation found the allegation of underage conduct to be unsubstantiated. |
NEW YORK (AP) -- The man who accused Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash of having sex with him when he was a teen now says it isn't so.
The man is now saying his sexual relationship with Clash was adult and consensual.
In
response to the statement Tuesday afternoon, Clash issued a statement
of his own, saying he is "relieved that this painful allegation has been
put to rest."
The man, who has not identified
himself, released his statement through the Harrisburg, Pa., law firm
of Andreozzi & Associates.
On Monday,
Sesame Workshop said Clash had taken a leave of absence from "Sesame
Street" after allegations came to light that he had had a relationship
with a 16-year-old. Clash denied the charges from the man, who is now in
his early 20s.
