Kevin Clash Update: Former Elmo puppeteer sued over crystal meth use and sex abuse allegations
NEW YORK - A man suing Kevin Clash said Tuesday that the former Elmo puppeteer lured him into drug-fueled sex when the alleged victim was 16-years-old.
"I was taken advantage of by someone a lot older, and manipulated," said Sheldon Stephens, now 24, in a Manhattan news conference.
He said he met Clash at a networking event for models and actors. He was later brought by limousine from his Pennsylvania home to a New York apartment. This is where Clash, 52, allegedly smoked crystal meth while giving the teenager another recreational drug.
In a federal lawsuit filed Monday in Pennsylvania, Stephens accused Clash of sexual battery for childhood sexual abuse; travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct; and coercion and enticement to sexual activity. Stephens is asking for unspecified damages and coverage of his legal expenses.
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