The earlier accuser -- who never filed a lawsuit -- issued a statement through a lawyer last week saying he `` wants it to be known that his sexual relationship with Mr . ` ` Kevin Clash focuses on vulnerable teenage boys , '' the accuser 's lawyer says . ` ` I am looking forward to resolving these personal matters privately , '' Clash says . Suit claims that ` ` persuaded , induced , coerced or forced '' a 15-year - old into sex encounters . It was filed a week after another defendant recanted a similar charge .
` ` Kevin Clash focuses on vulnerable teenage boys , '' the accuser 's lawyer says . ` ` I am looking forward to resolving these personal matters privately , '' Clash says . Suit claims that ` ` persuaded , induced , coerced or forced '' a 15-year - old into sex encounters . It was filed a week after another defendant recanted a similar charge .