Kevin Clash, the puppeteer and voice behind Sesame Street’s Elmo character, has resigned from Sesame Street, the N. Y. Times reports.
His resignation comes after Sheldon Stephens, 24, accused him of underage sex last week, and subsequently settled with Clash for $125,000 and recanted his story.
But another man, Cecil Singleton, filed a lawsuit in New York today claiming
tom-banner ampforwp-incontent-ad3">Clash  had portrayed Elmo on “Sesame Street†since 1985.