Content warning: Grooming, sexual assault
Fans ofDrake & Joshwill know the name Jared Drake Bell well; his was one of two faces that goofily smiled out at audiences as we all tuned in for more teenage antics. Yet, the former Nickelodeon star was going through a difficult time as a child actor, unbeknownst to his fans.
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The name Peck likely rings a bell because Peck was arrested back in 2003 on 11 charges of sexual abuses allegations related to an undisclosed child. A police press release from that time mentioned how the accident purportedly happened a couple of years prior to Peck being charged.
The victim’s family decided to report the abuse to authorities, saying that “Peck had molested the child over a six-month period”. In a police press release from the time, it listed the victim as someone Peck was coaching.
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Fast forward to May 2004, and Peck plead no contest (meaning he accepted the charges but didn’t admit guilt) to oral copulation with a minor, as well performing a lewd act on a minor aged between 14 and 15 years old.
Peck was later convinced, and was sentenced to 16 months in prison, as well as being ordered to register as a sex offender.
Bell’s episode ofQuiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TVwill air on the 17 and 18 March.
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