Drake Bell claims he was sexually abused as a young boy while working for Nickelodeon.
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A trailer for the upcoming documentary series “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” shows the Drake & Josh actor preparing for an interview about sexual abuse that occurred on the set of several Nickelodeon children's shows.
In 2004, Nickelodeon dialogue coach Brian Peck was sentenced to 16 months in prison and placed on the sex offenders' register for committing a lewd act on a 14- or 15-year-old minor and fellatio on a minor under 16. He did not object.
Brian Peck and Drake Bell previously worked together on The Amanda Show, in which the actor starred between 1999 and 2002.
A statement released by the production company for the new documentary series reveals that Drake Bell, now 37, has decided to speak out as a victim of Brian Peck's abuse.
“The clip reveals that former Nickelodeon star Drake Bell will for the first time publicly tell the story of the abuse he suffered at the hands of Brian Peck, his former dialogue coach who was convicted in 2004 for the crimes he committed against Drake who had To as a sex offender. »