Drake Bell’s alleged abuser Brian Peck seen for FIRST TIME since he was accused of sexual misconduct by Nickelodeon child star
Brian Peck was seen for the first time since former child star Drake Bell accused him of sexual abuse at the age of 15.
The dialogue coach and convicted child molester, 63, appeared to hide from view by pulling his jacket over his head as he arrived at his Los Angeles home on Wednesday.
Wearing an X-Men T-shirt and holding his car keys in his mouth, the former actor was accompanied by a younger male companion, Ian Von Cromer, a special effects artist who appeared on the reality makeup show Face Off.
Von Cromer held a puppy and a take-out container in his hands as he followed Peck from the SUV to a gated home.
The outing comes after Bell claimed he was the victim of Peck’s abuse as a teenager in the upcoming Investigation Discovery series Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.
Brian Peck was seen for the first time since former child star Drake Bell accused him of sexual abuse at the age of 15
The outing comes after Bell claimed he was the victim of Peck’s abuse as a teenager in the upcoming Investigation Discovery series Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV; in the photo in 2019
Peck was a dialogue coach on Nickelodeon’s All That and The Amanda Show from 1999 to 2002, the latter with Bell.
Bell then took the lead in his own Nickelodeon series with Drake & Josh in 2004.
An excerpt from Quiet on Set teases Bell coming up to discuss Peck.
A press release from Investigation Discovery reads: ‘The clip shows that for the first time, former Nickelodeon star Drake Bell will publicly share the story of the abuse he suffered at the hands of Brian Peck, his former dialogue coach who was convicted in 2004 for his crimes against Drake and ordered to register as a sex offender.”
In August 2003, Peck was arrested and charged with nearly a dozen charges related to allegations that he sexually assaulted an unnamed minor.
Peck then pleaded no contest to performing a lewd act on a 14 or 15-year-old and to oral copulation with a minor under 16.
The identities of these victims remain secret and Bell has not provided any details about the nature of the abuse he suffered.
However, he is expected to reveal more when Quiet on Set airs later this month.
The dialogue coach and convicted child molester, 63, appeared to hide from view by pulling his jacket over his head as he arrived at his Los Angeles home on Wednesday.
Peck was wearing an X-Men T-shirt and holding his car keys in his mouth
Peck served as dialogue coach on Nickelodeon’s All That and The Amanda Show, the latter with Bell from 1999 to 2002
The former actor was joined by a younger male companion, Ian Von Cromer, a special effects artist who appeared on the reality makeup show Face Off.
Von Cromer held a puppy and a take-out container in his hands as he followed Peck from the SUV to a gated home
In August 2003, Peck was arrested and charged with nearly a dozen charges related to allegations that he sexually assaulted an unnamed minor.
Peck then pleaded no contest to performing a lewd act on a 14 or 15-year-old and to oral copulation with a minor under 16.
Peck’s license plate raised eyebrows
In October 2004, Peck was sentenced to 16 months in prison and ordered to register as a sex offender.
In 2015, DailyMail.com revealed that Peck continued to work on a Disney show and a high school-themed horror film despite his conviction.
Only in direct contact with children did he encounter limitations, allowing him to be hired in alternative roles, even on projects that prominently involved children and teenagers.
According to court documents obtained by DailyMail.com, Peck had visited the minor actor at his home for acting coaching during the incident. He was arrested after the young actor’s parents reported the abuse to the police.
Peck ultimately entered a plea of no contest to two counts of the initial eleven charges, while the remainder were dismissed.
Throughout the 2000s and 2010s, he held small acting roles and worked as a dialogue coach. His last credited acting appearance was in 2018, according to IMDb.
It remains uncertain whether those who hired Peck were aware of his status as a convicted sex offender, although his IMDb page acknowledges his criminal conviction.
Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV is a four-part docuseries that exposes the toxic work environment that prevailed in children’s programming in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Peck continued to have minor acting credits, working as a dialogue coach in the 2000s and 2010s. His last credited acting appearance was in 2018; seen in 2014 in LA
An excerpt from Quiet on Set teases Bell coming up to discuss Peck
The former child actor was a popular star on the Children’s Network in the late ’90s and 2000s, during which he co-led the series Drake & Josh (pictured, with costar Josh Peck) and appeared on The Amanda Show.
Peck worked as a dialogue coach on The Amanda Show and the sketch comedy show All That, and he was convicted of sexual abuse of an unnamed minor in 2004; Bell, Josh Peck, Amanda Bynes and Nancy Sullivan in a publicity campaign for The Amanda Show
The focus is mainly on productions related to Dan Schneider, creator of beloved Nickelodeon series such as iCarly and Zoey 101.
Child actors and crew members spoke earlier Business insider about disturbing sexualized scenes that Schneider wrote for some of his series, and he is said to have encouraged his young female stars to wear revealing clothing on camera.
The showrunner was also accused of repeatedly requesting massages at work, according to a 2000 gender discrimination and hostile workplace lawsuit from a writer on The Amanda Show. The lawsuit was settled out of court.
Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV airs March 17 and 18 on Investigation Discovery.