Nirvana sexual exploitation lawsuit over Nevermind album cover dismissed

The image has become one of the most famous album covers of all time (Brian Lawless/PA)

A child sexual exploitation lawsuit filed by the man who featured as a naked baby on the cover of Nirvana’s 1991 Nevermind album has been dismissed by a US judge.

Spencer Elden was four months old when he was pictured in a pool at a swimming centre in Pasadena, California.