Drake Bell Alleges He Was Sexually Abused by Nickelodeon Coach: Doc

Drake Bell was at one point in time one of Nickelodeon’s biggest stars, starring in shows like Drake & Josh and The Amanda Show. But the former child star, now 37, was allegedly being sexually abused by a notorious network employee amid his rise to fame—a revelation he is poised to share for the first time in a forthcoming docuseries.

In the four-part Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, Bell will discuss “the story of the abuse he suffered at the hands of Brian Peck, his former dialogue coach” for the first time, according to a press release shared with Variety. An accompanying teaser shows Bell taking a seat after another interviewee speculates about who Peck might have “hurt,” though the clip ends before Bell can speak.

Peck, a Nickelodeon dialogue coach, was arrested in 2003 and was convicted of child molestation the next year, pleading no contest to committing a lewd act against a child and oral copulation with a minor under 16. He spent 16 months behind bars and was forced to register as a sex offender. His victim was never publicly identified.

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