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Puppeteer Kevin Clash (AKA as Elmo) has retired from his duties at Sesame Street citing needing to focus on his personal issues.  He released the following statement on Tuesday,

I am resigning from Sesame Workshop with a very heavy heart. I have loved every day of my 28 years working for this exceptional organization, Personal matters have diverted attention away from the important work Sesame Street is doing and I cannot allow it to go on any longer. I am deeply sorry to be leaving and am looking forward to resolving these personal matters privately. — Kevin Clash

This statements came quickly after a second accuser came forward saying that Clash engaged in a relationship with an underage boy.  The accuser named in the lawsuit is Cecil Singleton claims that he met Clash on a gay phone chat line back in 1993.

Singleton was quoted saying

[Clash] trolled gay telephone chat line rooms to meet and have sex with underage boys.

groomed [the accuser] to gain his trust by, among other things, taking him to nice dinners and giving him money.

Singleton also claims that he didn’t come forward sooner because

“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 asking for more than $5million dollars to settle his lawsuit.
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Source: TMZ & People