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Drake Bell Describes How Brian Peck Obtained Him Alone
Bell described Peck purposely driving a wedge between him and his supervisor father Joe Bell (who additionally seems within the ID sequence and backs up his son’s account) in order that he may spend extra time with the teenager, who had a recurring position on The Amanda Present earlier than he was provided his personal sitcom, Drake & Josh, in 2004.
Peck would take him to auditions, Bell stated, and then have him sleep over, saying it was too late to drive him again residence. One night time, Bell described, he wakened on the sofa (the place he stated he all the time slept) and Peck was sexually assaulting him.
“I froze and was in full shock and had no concept what to do or tips on how to react,” Bell stated, “and I had no concept tips on how to get out of the state of affairs.”
He recalled Peck being apologetic, however the abuse did not cease—and Bell stated he did not inform anybody, not even when the mother of his then-girlfriend realized one thing was improper and took him to a therapist. He admittedly believed that if he stated something, his profession could be over.
Finally, he stated he “exploded” and informed his mom all the pieces, and he or she instantly referred to as police. Bell stated that detectives made him give an “excruciatingly detailed” account of the abuse after which had him name Peck to immediate a confession over the telephone whereas they listened in. Peck “simply began a full-on confession,” Bell stated, and was subsequently arrested on Aug. 20, 2003.