Elmo Muppeteer Kevin Clash resigns from Sesame Street

[FellowWLover]

When it comes to teachers and that stigma, I swear, my state is the worst, because we have TONS of those teacher-student sex scandals all over the local news throughout the year, it's not even funny.

It happens everywhere to be sure and it's not funny; I agree. But the fact is 'how I see it' it happens everywhere and the rampant attention of the media on these events only serves to ramp it up, rather than reduce it. A quick look at rising statistics bears that out. So now our kids truly have nowhere to turn because it's too risky to develop meaningful relationships with children.

 

[D'Snowth]

It also doesn't help that society, in general, continuously crumbles into corruption; some times, when I think about the future we're facing, I'd rather the end of time just come sooner than later.

 

[FellowWLover]

Things are getting messy and I have a feeling that there will be a rapid increase over the years so everyone is advised to hang onto their hats, lol.

 

[dwayne1115]

Ug and just when I thought things where starting to settle...

 

[Daffyfan4ever]

I know what you mean, Dwayne. Seems like Kevin's departure hasn't stopped people from harassing him.

Things are getting messy and I have a feeling that there will be a rapid increase over the years so everyone is advised to hang onto their hats, lol.

Yeah. I worry that things like this may start to happen with Carroll Spinney and the others. I hope and pray I'm wrong on this, but this seems to be a never-ending cycle.

 

[Mo Frackle]

*Sigh* One person is defending Cecil by saying that it was Kevin's responsibilty to ask his age when they met on that chatline. Um, as I recall, he did ask, and Cecil lied about his age.

http://www.facebook.com/notes/jade-...nother-blog-by-jade-elektra/10151132340495592

Well, according to Cecil, Kevin kept his job a secret for seveal years, saying he worked for the School Board. After Cecil Googled Kevin, he apparently said something along the lines of, "Did you think I was going to take advantage of you? Why didn't you tell me the truth?".

 

[D'Snowth]

Cecil is the one who has the most inconsistencies with his story/ies.

 

[dwayne1115]

The problem is people are going to start wondering how long this has been going on. The last accuser said that it happened in 1994=95 right? People are going to start to think Sesame should have done something sooner, but how could they have if they didn't know.
I don't want to think about any one else having any kind of "issue" on the street. That is the last thing we need

 

[Daffyfan4ever]

Yeah. I probably shouldn't have brought that up, but I agree with what you said. They probably should have done something about these situations years before it came to this. The trouble is we live in a corrupt world and no one is immune to the tragedies they face.

 

[FellowWLover]

Yeah. I probably shouldn't have brought that up, but I agree with what you said. They probably should have done something about these situations years before it came to this. The trouble is we live in a corrupt world and no one is immune to the tragedies they face.

I don't think his employer is or was responsible for monitoring what he did in his private life... let's keep a clear distinction here, as there is absolutely no involvement of his job or his character in the mix. He met these guys in a totally different capacity- has nothing to do with work. I'd hate to confuse this case- an older man who 'dates' younger men and meets some of them online, where they are willing, in fact, seeking participants- with the many other cases we read about.