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In reply to the discussion: Kevin Clash, Elmo Puppeteer, Resigns [View all]WeekendWarrior
(1,437 posts)105. Uh, okay, I'm sure it was just chaste little goodnight kisses... nt
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No -- you aren't right. The controversy was invented by the accuser, looking for a payday.
MADem
Nov 2012
#5
Catholic priests generally molest prepubescent children, not sexually active teens who seek out
MADem
Nov 2012
#38
The average age during the decade when this even supposedly occurred, according to the table,
pnwmom
Nov 2012
#80
I am not saying that anything is "OK" though you seem eager--nay, ANXIOUS--to put those kinds of
MADem
Nov 2012
#83
Where have I said anything that indicates I think there is evidence he is guilty?
pnwmom
Nov 2012
#86
I don't think the Vatican has a history of consistently protecting puppeteers...
LanternWaste
Nov 2012
#46
Ahhh that's different. I had no idea of the others. I'll have to read up on it. nt
Javaman
Nov 2012
#15
Clash admits relations with the initial accuser, but that the dude was 18 (or 17) at the time
AngryAmish
Nov 2012
#27
I think Donald Trump's habit of trading in his wives for younger models is reprehensible, too.
MADem
Nov 2012
#35
Statistically, the large majority of priests accused of abuse abused underage teens,
pnwmom
Nov 2012
#50
Even if children represent themselves as 18, it's still up to the adult to KNOW. nt
pnwmom
Nov 2012
#32
I don't know anything about that situation. But I've told my own sons that at the very least
pnwmom
Nov 2012
#48
Doesn't matter. It's up to the adult to make sure that his or her prospective partner is of age.
pnwmom
Nov 2012
#85
That's absurd--when an "adult" assumes he or she is dealing with another "adult," there isn't
MADem
Nov 2012
#91
If Clash, like Lowe, was deceived by minors carrying fake ID's, that should let him off the hook.
pnwmom
Nov 2012
#94
People said the same thing about the Penn State coach -- at first. The only thing
pnwmom
Nov 2012
#47
'Elmo' puppeteer Kevin Clash resigns as second man files lawsuit over new underage sex allegations
struggle4progress
Nov 2012
#28
According to one of those articles, the first accuser wants to give the settlement money back now
pnwmom
Nov 2012
#49
He had to resign. He clearly violated the Uniform Code of Muppet Justice. nt
eppur_se_muova
Nov 2012
#45
Does anyone find the timing after Bird Bird was so prominent in the election suspicious?
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#102