Another pedophile scandal from years ago comes to light.  Drake Bell experienced trauma

Another pedophile scandal from years ago comes to light. Drake Bell experienced trauma

Investigation Discovery will soon show a documentary series showing the realities of work on the sets of American productions for children. The television promotes the production with a shocking statement from the star of the once popular Nickelodeon series. Drake Bell confessed that he was the victim of a well-known Hollywood pedophile who had already been sentenced in the past.

Drake Bell is an American actor who became famous in his teenage years thanks to his roles in Nickelodeon series. In 1999, he joined the cast of the comedy program “SzaƂ na Amanda”, which was broadcast in Poland by the ZigZap station. And five years later he became the main character in a series about two half-brothers entitled “Drake and Josh.”

Investigation Discovery will talk about the traumas of young actors from years ago. Drake Bell will talk about his story

In the upcoming Investigation Discovery series “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” he decided to reveal a dark secret from his past. He told the cameras that while working on the set of “Amanda’s Madness” he was a victim of sexual abuse by Brian Peck, who was employed as a dialogue coach in the production.

The man was arrested in 2003 on allegations of pedophilia. A year later, Peck pleaded guilty to two counts of engaging in sexual activity with a minor. The court only sentenced him to 16 months in prison and entered him in the register of sex offenders. However, his victims remained anonymous. Drake Bell is the first of them to decide to talk about it.

The announcement of the new program shows that the actor will talk about the details of this terrible situation. The production revealing toxic working conditions in productions for children at the turn of the 1990s and 1900s will consist of four episodes.

A large part of the series will revolve around Dan Schneider, who has co-created many Nickelodeon series. There are a lot of accusations against the showrunner for sexualizing young actresses in TV series. At the moment, it is not known when the documentary series will be shown in Poland.

Source: Gazeta

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