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Elmo Puppeteer On Leave Following Child Molestation Accusations
First the BBC, then CIA, then Lockheed... and now Elmo!? AP reports, that: "The puppeteer who performs as Elmo on "Sesame Street" is taking a leave of absence from the popular kids' show in the wake of allegations that he had a relationship with a 16-year-old boy. Sesame Workshop said puppeteer Kevin Clash denies the charges, which were first made in June by the alleged partner, who by then was 23. "We took the allegation very seriously and took immediate action," Sesame Workshop said in a statement issued Monday. "We met with the accuser twice and had repeated communications with him. We met with Kevin, who denied the accusation."" And yes, it appears that even for those who have their hand up Elmo all day long, nothing is sacred any more. The silver lining: Kevin Clash was not scheduled to testify on Benghazi.
The organization said its investigation found the allegation of underage conduct to be unsubstantiated. But it said Clash exercised "poor judgment" and was disciplined for violating company policy regarding Internet usage. It offered no details.
"I had a relationship with (the accuser)," Clash told TMZ. "It was between two consenting adults and I am deeply saddened that he is trying to make it into something it was not."
At his request, Clash has been granted a leave of absence in order to "protect his reputation," Sesame Workshop said.
No further explanation was provided, nor was the duration of his leave specified.
"Elmo is bigger than any one person and will continue to be an integral part of 'Sesame Street' to engage, educate and inspire children around the world, as it has for 40 years," Sesame Workshop said in its statement.
"Sesame Street" is currently in production, but other puppeteers are prepared to fill in for Clash during his absence, according to a person close to the show who spoke on condition of anonymity because that person was not authorized to publicly discuss details about the show's production.
"Elmo will still be a part of the shows being produced," that person said.
If nothing else, this latest episode of America being unable to hold it in its pants (potentially illegally) certainly gives "Big Bird" (whose funding is now safe) a very different context...
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In Afghanistan, another country we're trying to save from itself, (actual purpose, burn tax dollars and create promotion opportunities for officers), 16 is too old already. In that world capital of boy love 14 year olds are the hot item. Dont't take my word for it, research it.
Even the market got a 12:30 woody. What the hell's going on around here?
Elmo and Petraes both had something shoved up their ass this week.
"Keep your man off my hands."
Still waiting for the MSM to find the 'Other Muppet'.
St. Elmos fired ...
"Kevin Clash was not scheduled to testify on Benghazi." EXACTLY!!!
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This presentation of Sesame Street has been brought to you by
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Leave it to Disney.
What next? Are we going to find out Princess Leia was having an incestuous affair with Darth Vader? Were Chewbacca and Han more than just friends?
Anything will do to keep you distracted from the fact that your secretary of state Hilary Clinton is a Felon; as revealed by Wiki-Leaks; never denied; and then, and this is the scary part; completely ignored by the entire population of North America. That's the real problem; complete, and absolute political apathy.
Homosexual men have a much smaller pool of potential adult sex partners than hetersexual men do. This may not be a very PC thing to say, but homosexual men (and women) are more likely to touch minors because their pool of potential adult sex partners is so much smaller.
That was a patently idiotic comment.
It would be analogous to saying that homosexual men are more likely to molest women, or goats, or donkeys, because their pool of potential adult sex partners are so much smaller.
Outed
And you are a fucking expert on just about everything, aren't ya big guy.
And you know this how? No, seriously; you're so completely unable to think straight I can hardly stop laughing long enough to type. Nice avatar; kinda goes along with the total fail logic.
Actually, teenage homosexuals are more likely to seek sexual relationships with adults for the same reason... they have a much smaller pool of potential partners and in the case of teens, less of a chance of being "outed" by making advances on people their own age and in their own social circles.
I have nothing against homsexuals whatsoever, but if you believe that crossing the age barrier (teens making advances on adults, and adults making advances on teens) isn't proportionately higher among homosexuals than hetersexuals, you are in denial or just plain uninformed.
Your extensive and apparently first-hand knowledge of the sordidness inherent in the homosexual underworld is quite fascinating ---- please tell us more, with special focus on activities involving sheep, cucumbers and Satanic worship.
If any of you, homos, touch me, I'll kill you...
If any of you, homos, touch me, I'll kill you...
toomanyfakeconservatives, failing at basic math, said:
Proportionally speaking, homosexual men and homosexual women have pools of potential adult sex partners identical in size to those of their heterosexual counterparts. It's all about ratios, which should have been covered in grade six or grade seven.
If you don't like fags, just say so. Making up half-baked pseudo-scientific theories isn't going to make you sound any more respectable.
BTW, I hope you don't do your own taxes.
"I went to a gay bar the other night. There were like a hundred guys for every guy in the place!"
-- R. Dangerfield
See my response below. I have nothing against fags and lezbos, but if you believe they aren't more likely to cross the age barrier than heteros, you simply aren't familiar with them.
Some comments simply speak for themselves.
nice try, blame it on the homo's - but reality doesn't support your thesis.
Jimmy Saville, of "Jim'll Fix It" fame - a front for children's charity - having passed, the legacy reveals much tarnish. . .
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20117669
on British taxpayer license paid TeeVee, for decades. and there's more to even THIS story, the truths are leaking out everywhere. . .
just ponder, if sooo many children have been sexually abused, and held the secrets in for decades - what has this done to the cultural story???
priests, and football coaches, and Boy Scoutmasters, and military men, and respected children's TV presenters, and. . .
So Mr. Clash, do you have any experience in puppetry?
Why yes. I often stck my hand up a sixteen year old boys ass and talk in a high voice while he watches cartoons?
How soon can you start? Does $200,000 a year sound about right?
I always thought Bert and Ernie would come out of the closet first. Never would have guessed Elmo - although that gay fucking laugh was a give away now that I think about it.
thank god broadwell was checking betraues' prostate.....! good for her.
I don't consider a 16 year old exactly a child in the usual sense of the term. There are many countrys where 16 is within the age of consent. That said obviously this guy is an idiot having sex with someone illegally, but this is not child molestation.
I would want to see the accuser. Some 16 year olds are pretty young.
Honestly, I don't think I've ever met a gay guy that wasn't having sex with older men by the time they were 16.
I was so much older then ~ I'm younger than that now...
Funny how the football coach that did this in serving a miilion years behind bars and rightfully so however the Sesame Street guy had a partner. Hmmm. Dude are you telling me that if a grown man hooked up with your 16 year old you wouldn't consider molestation?
It's getting really creepy out there for kids. Michael Jackson when he was alive was something my son and his friends talked about in elementary school in hushed boogiemanesque horror. He looked creepy, smiled a lot, and lured kids in by living in an amusement park. It is really difficult to explain this stuff to first and second graders. Maybe it has always been this way. What is the tale of Red Riding Hood about but this kind of thing?
I would not want to explain to my preschooler why Elmo's handler is being investigated for this. My son is older now, but it was just as horrific explaining bankers and finance to him. The thing is, the corruption runs so deep, it flows everywhere. My son was ready for it, he was already cynical, thanks to the likes of Michael Jackson, and now it would seem, Elmo's handler.
We are all being primed for the ultimate screwing. All in all we are, just another screw in the wall. Ask Roubini.
it's been with us all along, it's just that it's such a huge cover-up culturally that it became impossible to keep hidden forever. . .
http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/10/18/boy-scout-perversion-files-law-firm-...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20165466
add in peodophile priests, parental sexual abuse, etc. etc.
this shit has been in cultures globally, forever, they are not "one off" circumstances - it's time to address the reasons, and work towards eradication.
The folks on this forum discuss these topics on a daily basis...
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http://vigilantcitizen.com/
Anybody remember Howdy Doody? Princess SummerFallWinterSpring the (gasp) heroin junkie? And don't get me started on Buffalo Bob or Clarabell. American kiddie TV has a long and colorful history. But hey, somebody's got to addict the little ones to Cap'n Crunch, right?
Hey ~ Fucking Captain Kangaroo & Mr. Rogers were bonafide Green Beret/Navy Seals... Fred Rogers wore the cardigan to cover up tattoos...
In fact his (Fred Rogers) emotional attachment to his ghillie suit was what spawned the idea for Big Bird, which was made from the actual suit he wore while enlisted.
"Elmo sad."
(and more than a little jealous)
Too many folks justifying what this guy did. Not too many justified Sandusky. Quite frankly I don't see the difference. Grown men do not enter into relationships with 16 year olds. Sexual orientation and gender do not matter.
Not that they don't try... When I was a 16 year old (in the 70's) & used to go to, what was, the fledgling health club... I had these perverts hanging around like white on rice trying to score...