No one is advocating discrimination against homosexuals but the protection of children is paramount. Adult gays should not be employed where they will be in close proximity with teenage boys.
NEW YORK (AP) — The puppeteer who performs as Elmo on "Sesame Street" is taking a leave of absence from the iconic kids' show in the wake of allegations that he had a relationship with a 16-year-old boy.
Puppeteer Kevin Clash has denied the charges, which, according to Sesame Workshop, were first made in June by the accuser, who by then was 23.
"I had a relationship with the accuser," Clash said in a statement of his own. "It was between two consenting adults and I am deeply saddened that he is trying to characterize it as something other than what it was."
Sex with a person under 17 is a felony in New York if the perpetrator is at least 21. It was unclear where the relationship took place, and there is no record of any criminal charge against Clash in the state.
Clash, the 52-year-old divorced father of a grown daughter, added, "I am a gay man. I have never been ashamed of this or tried to hide it, but felt it was a personal and private matter.
In article <63p4ik.i2m.1...@news.alt.net>, J <jdyou...@ymail.com> wrote:
> No one is advocating discrimination against homosexuals but the > protection of children is paramount. Adult gays should not be employed > where they will be in close proximity with teenage boys.
What do adult gays have to do with pedophiles?
-- JD
"Osama Bin Laden is dead and GM is alive."--VP Joseph Biden
> In article <63p4ik.i2m.1...@news.alt.net>, J <jdyou...@ymail.com>
> wrote:
>> No one is advocating discrimination against homosexuals but the
>> protection of children is paramount. Adult gays should not be employed
>> where they will be in close proximity with teenage boys.
> What do adult gays have to do with pedophiles?
The accused is by his own admission a 52 year old gay man. The victim was a 16 year old boy. What other conclusion would one draw?
In article <63p5he.e6o.1...@news.alt.net>, J <jdyou...@ymail.com> wrote:
> On 11/12/2012 7:44 PM, Jeanne Douglas wrote:
> > In article <63p4ik.i2m.1...@news.alt.net>, J <jdyou...@ymail.com>
> > wrote:
> >> No one is advocating discrimination against homosexuals but the
> >> protection of children is paramount. Adult gays should not be employed
> >> where they will be in close proximity with teenage boys.
> > What do adult gays have to do with pedophiles?
> The accused is by his own admission a 52 year old gay man. The victim > was a 16 year old boy. What other conclusion would one draw?
A sane one.
-- JD
"Osama Bin Laden is dead and GM is alive."--VP Joseph Biden
> In article <63p5he.e6o.1...@news.alt.net>, J <jdyou...@ymail.com> wrote:
>> On 11/12/2012 7:44 PM, Jeanne Douglas wrote:
>>> In article <63p4ik.i2m.1...@news.alt.net>, J <jdyou...@ymail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> No one is advocating discrimination against homosexuals but the
>>>> protection of children is paramount. Adult gays should not be employed
>>>> where they will be in close proximity with teenage boys.
>>> What do adult gays have to do with pedophiles?
>> The accused is by his own admission a 52 year old gay man. The victim
>> was a 16 year old boy. What other conclusion would one draw?
> In article <63p4ik.i2m.1...@news.alt.net>, J <jdyou...@ymail.com> wrote:
>> Puppeteer Kevin Clash has denied the charges, which, according to Sesame
>> Workshop, were first made in June by the accuser, who by then was 23.
> You've got to watch out for those 23 year old teenagers.
NEW YORK (AP) The puppeteer who performs as Elmo on "Sesame Street" is
taking a leave of absence from the iconic kids' show in the wake of
allegations that he had a relationship with a 16-year-old boy.
> In article <63p4ik.i2m.1...@news.alt.net>, J <jdyou...@ymail.com>
> wrote:
>> No one is advocating discrimination against homosexuals but the
>> protection of children is paramount. Adult gays should not be employed
>> where they will be in close proximity with teenage boys.
> What do adult gays have to do with pedophiles?
Gay J's Freudian slip is showing. He included the alt.religion.christian.roman-catholic newsgroup.
>> No one is advocating discrimination against homosexuals but the >> protection of children is paramount. Adult gays should not be employed >> where they will be in close proximity with teenage boys.
>What do adult gays have to do with pedophiles?
Talk to william smith. He thinks there's a connection.
The dukester, American - American
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On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:49:31 -0800, J <jdyou...@ymail.com> wrote:
>On 11/12/2012 7:44 PM, Jeanne Douglas wrote:
>> In article <63p4ik.i2m.1...@news.alt.net>, J <jdyou...@ymail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> No one is advocating discrimination against homosexuals but the
>>> protection of children is paramount. Adult gays should not be employed
>>> where they will be in close proximity with teenage boys.
>> What do adult gays have to do with pedophiles?
>The accused is by his own admission a 52 year old gay man. The victim >was a 16 year old boy. What other conclusion would one draw?
The clear answer is that it's not a case of pedophilia, which stops at age 13.
The dukester, American - American
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You can't fix stupid.
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> In article <63p4ik.i2m.1...@news.alt.net>, J <jdyou...@ymail.com>
> wrote:
>> No one is advocating discrimination against homosexuals but the
>> protection of children is paramount. Adult gays should not be employed
>> where they will be in close proximity with teenage boys.
> On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:49:31 -0800, J <jdyou...@ymail.com> wrote:
>>On 11/12/2012 7:44 PM, Jeanne Douglas wrote:
>>> In article <63p4ik.i2m.1...@news.alt.net>, J <jdyou...@ymail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> No one is advocating discrimination against homosexuals but the
>>>> protection of children is paramount. Adult gays should not be employed
>>>> where they will be in close proximity with teenage boys.
>>> What do adult gays have to do with pedophiles?
>>The accused is by his own admission a 52 year old gay man. The victim
>>was a 16 year old boy. What other conclusion would one draw?
> The clear answer is that it's not a case of pedophilia, which stops at age > 13.
On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:33:04 -0800, J <jdyou...@ymail.com> wrote:
>No one is advocating discrimination against homosexuals but the >protection of children is paramount. Adult gays should not be employed >where they will be in close proximity with teenage boys.
>NEW YORK (AP) — The puppeteer who performs as Elmo on "Sesame Street" is >taking a leave of absence from the iconic kids' show in the wake of >allegations that he had a relationship with a 16-year-old boy.
Will you now apologise, or does your pro-decency stand not stretch that far?
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