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Clash, who was suspended and later resigned from his Sesame Street after the first allegations surfaced in November, "can go about the business of reclaiming his personal life and his professional standing," his lawyer told CNN Monday.

The lawyer who filed the lawsuits vowed to "appeal the decision and continue the fight to be a voice for victims. A clerk with Manhattan District court confirmed that three lawsuits filed against Clash were dismissed on grounds that the statute of limitations had run out. More Videos Each accuser, all adult men, said they were courted and seduced by Clash when they were underage teenagers. She says publicity from the Sandusky trial may provide "strength in numbers" as victims come forward in other cases.

And in Clash's defense, she says, it's "very rare" for a pedophile to admit sexual contact, and if it was "a consensual relationship, there's really nothing to say.

It's a call on the part of Sesame Street. Elmo represents at least half that total and is "the star of the show" in that regard, says editor in chief Jim Silver. The Clash allegations are "not going to hurt in terms of kids who watch the show and want the product; a child doesn't know what's going on," Silver says.

But parents are another story. Sesame is in a tough position: They don't want to treat Kevin as guilty, but the stronger position they take, the better parents will feel. To recap: According to Sesame Workshop, the organization was approached months ago by a year-old who claimed he had had a sexual relationship with Clash at age Regardless of the truth of the underage allegation, Clash is certainly in trouble.

He is, after all, a star to children, and an employee of a company that educates and entertains tiny people. Andreozzi, did not return my call. When you think of Kevin, it just breaks your heart. This source filled out details of the story.

The press people immediately turned the e-mail over to general counsel, who then contacted the accuser. Clash continued to deny that the accuser had been underage.

According to the Sesame source, any circumstantial evidence the accuser produced was all disproved. Because Kevin swears. Was the accused seeking money? She has not responded. There is one sentence in the Sesame Workshop statement that seems to spell doom for Clash.