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  Judge dismisses last sex abuse lawsuit against Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash

  Sunday, June 22, 2014

  PHILADELPHIA -- A judge in Pennsylvania dismissed the last of five sex-abuse lawsuits filed against the Emmy-winning puppeteer who voiced the "Sesame Street" character Elmo. The ruling did not weigh the merits of the claims but…

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  Appeals court upholds dismissal of sex abuse claims against Elmo puppeteer

  Friday, April 25, 2014

  NEW YORK -- A federal appeals court has upheld a 2013 district court ruling, clearing former Sesame Street puppeteer Kevin Clash in three lawsuits brought by men who said he sexually abused them when they were

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  Judge tosses three N.Y. lawsuits against ex-Elmo puppeteer

  Monday, July 1, 2013

  NEW YORK -- Three lawsuits brought by men who said former Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash sexually abused them when they were underage were tossed out by a federal judge who said in a decision published Monday…

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  Bert & Ernie celebrate Supreme Court rulings on New Yorker magazine cover

  Saturday, June 29, 2013

  The upcoming issue of The New Yorker gives a nod to this week's U.S. Supreme Court rulings on marriage equality, with an unlikely pair gracing its cover -- Sesame Street's Bert and Ernie.

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  Third accuser claims he was underage when he had sex with Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash

  Monday, November 26, 2012

  NEW YORK -- A third man has come forward alleging he had engaged in sexual activity when he was only 16-years-old, with former "Sesame Street" puppeteer Kevin Clash.

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  Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash resigns amid second accusation of sexual conduct with minor

  Tuesday, November 20, 2012

  Longtime "Sesame Street" puppeteer Kevin Clash resigned Tuesday afternoon from the Sesame Workshop after a lawsuit was filed in New York District Court by 24-year-old college student claiming that he engaged in a sexual relationship with…

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  Accuser retracts claim he had underage sex with Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash

  Tuesday, November 13, 2012

  The man who accused "Sesame Street" puppeteer Kevin Clash of having a sexual encounter with him when he was 16, has retracted his statements.

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  Sesame Street’s ‘voice of Elmo’ accused of sexual relationship with minor

  Monday, November 12, 2012

  Kevin Clash -- the openly gay actor who voices Sesame Street's Muppet character Elmo -- has taken a leave of absence to fight accusations that he had a sexual relationship with an underage male.

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