drake and josh Star Drake Bell has finally admitted that he was sexually abused by a Nickelodeon dialogue coach when he was 15 years old.
Upcoming “Investigation Discovery” series Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, Scheduled to air on March 17th and 18th, it will reveal the truth about the dark side of Nickelodeon during its most profitable period.
Promos and trailers for the series have teased that an anonymous minor who was abused by Brian Peck, a conversation coach who worked on several Nickelodeon shows, will finally come forward.
Two weeks before the show’s premiere, ID revealed that it stars Drake Bell and teased the shocking story he’s finally ready to share.
Drake Bell sexual abuse: revealed to be Brian Peck’s victim
Brian Peck worked as a dialogue coach for Kids Network for many years. He started his career on shows like All That and The Amanda Show, both of which starred Drake, before landing his own series, Drake and Josh.
In August 2003, Peck was arrested on 11 charges related to the alleged sexual abuse of an unnamed child. He later pleaded no contest to lewd acts and oral copulation with a minor under 16. He was sentenced to 16 months in prison and ordered to register as a sex offender in October 2004.
For more than 20 years, the identities of Peck’s victims remained anonymous because they were minors.
In the documentary, Drake spoke for the first time about the sexual abuse he experienced as a 15-year-old child actor.
Drake Bell found guilty of felony child endangerment himself
In a shocking development, this revelation about the alleged abuse comes just a few years after Drake Bell pleaded guilty to felony child endangerment.
In July 2021, Drake took a plea deal and was sentenced to two years of probation for child endangerment. Drake was accused by his young fan of having an “overtly sexual” conversation when he was 15 years old.
At a hearing in the case, the young woman called Drake a “pedophile” and claimed that in addition to exchanging explicit photos, he had sex with her on several occasions, including at concert venues and hotels in Cleveland. did.
The case ended with Drake taking a plea deal, a move taken by many to mean Drake was guilty of the young woman’s accusations. Shortly after the case was resolved, he took to social media to further explain.
“When I was offered a plea deal because of the messages, I felt this was the best way to quickly resolve the case, allow everyone involved to move forward, and get me back to the job I love,” he said. Ta.
“I’m not saying that the claim is false, but the state of Ohio has proven that the claim is false,” he argued. “If most of these allegations were true, my situation would be very different. I would not be staying here at home with my wife and son.”
