Third Accuser Targets Former Elmo Voice Actor
Says he was plied with booze at age of 16
Kevin Clash, the former voice of Sesame Street's Elmo, used alcohol as a precursor to oral sex with an underage boy, according to his anonymous third accuser.
According to the lawsuit, filed in federal court in Manhattan, the alleged victim met Clash on a gay phone chat line when he was 16 and Clash was around 40.
The accuser, now 28, says he was in NYC pursuing modeling opportunities.
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.... the alleged victim met Clash on a gay phone chat line when he was 16 and Clash was around 40.
I guess Clash liked to Rock the Casbah!?