Clash was an adult consensual relationship . '' `` Kevin Clash preyed on vulnerable teenage boys , '' the accuser 's lawyer says . The man who was accused of raping a 15-year-old girl in New York City has been charged with rape, authorities said Thursday. Suit claims Clash `` persuaded , induced , coerced or enticed '' a 15-year-old into sex encounters . It was filed a week after another accuser recanted a similar claim .
`` Kevin Clash preyed on vulnerable teenage boys , '' the accuser 's lawyer says . The man who was accused of raping a 15-year-old girl in New York City has been charged with rape, authorities said Thursday. Suit claims Clash `` persuaded , induced , coerced or enticed '' a 15-year-old into sex encounters . It was filed a week after another accuser recanted a similar claim .