Nirvana seek to dismiss sexual abuse lawsuit concerning Nevermind cover

Lawyers describe Spencer Elden's claim of child exploitation as not serious' and says it fails to meet statute of limitations

Lawyers working on behalf of Nirvana have filed to dismiss a lawsuit made against the band by Spencer Elden, who appeared as a baby on the cover of their album Nevermind.

In the lawsuit filed in August, Elden claimed he was the victim of child sexual exploitation and that the cover artwork was a child sexual abuse image. Defendants knowingly produced, possessed and advertised commercial child pornography depicting Spencer," the lawsuit read.