satisfy his depraved sexual interests

あのエルモ（といってもセサミ・ストリートを知らない現在の大学生には？かもしれない）の声優が引退を発表しました。その背景には性的疑惑があります。

こうした事件では「自らの歪んだ性的欲求を満たすため」という言い方に出会うことがありますが、それがこの表現です。
depravedは「腐敗/堕落した、邪悪な」という意味の形容詞です。（UG）

Voice of Elmo quits after underage sex lawsuit filed

(CNN) -- Kevin Clash, the puppeteer who provides the voice of Elmo on "Sesame Street," resigned Tuesday after a man filed a lawsuit accusing him of conducting an underage sexual relationship.
The lawsuit was filed in a New York court Tuesday, a week after another accuser recanted his claim that Clash, now 52, engaged him in underage sex.

"I am resigning from Sesame Workshop with a very heavy heart," Clash said in a written statement Tuesday. "I have loved every day of my 28 years working for this exceptional organization. Personal matters have diverted attention away from the important work Sesame Street is doing and I cannot allow it to go on any longer. I am deeply sorry to be leaving and am looking forward to resolving these personal matters privately."

The Sesame Workshop also issued a statement announcing his resignation. "This is a sad day for Sesame Street," it said.

In the lawsuit, Cecil Singleton alleged that Clash "persuaded, induced, coerced or enticed" him to meet for sexual encounters when he was 15 years old.

"Kevin Clash preyed on vulnerable teenage boys, like Cecil Singleton, to satisfy his depraved sexual interests," attorney Jeff Herman said. "By coming forward now, Cecil hopes to spare the lives of others like him and to begin his own healing process."

The suit seeks $5 million in damages from Clash, alleging that Singleton "suffered severe injuries, including but not limited to mental, psychological and emotional trauma."

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/20/showbiz/voice-of-elmo-resigns/index.html?hpt=hp_c4