Ex Nickelodeon star Drake Bell accuses Dialogue coach Brian Peck of child abuse

Former child star Drake Bell has broken his silence about the alleged abuse he endured as a 15-year-old in the entertainment industry. 

Bell reveals his harrowing experience in an upcoming documentary series titled Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, slated to premiere on Investigation Discovery on March 17 and 18.

In the documentary, Bell recounts being a victim of sexual abuse at the hands of Brian Peck, a dialogue coach known for his work on popular Nickelodeon shows such as All That and The Amanda Show. 

He gained fame through his roles from 1999 to 2002 and later on Drake & Josh, which premiered in 2004, bravely shares his story, shedding light on the dark realities that can lurk behind the scenes of children's television programming.

In August 2003, the former dialogue coach, faced arrest on 11 charges concerning allegations of child abuse. 

By May 2004, Peck entered a plea of no contest to charges of engaging in a lewd act with a minor aged 14 or 15 to or*l copulation with a minor under 16. 

Later he was sentenced to 16 months in prison and ordered to register as a sex offender in October 2004.

In 2022, BI published an investigation into Schneider's children's-TV empire. Former child actors and crew members who worked on shows including The Amanda Show, Zoey 101, and Victorious told BI that Schneider created an uncomfortable, bizarre environment on set. 

In 2000, a writer on show" filed a gender-discrimination and hostile-workplace claim saying that Schneider persistently requested massages, according to people with knowledge, who said the case was settled out of course for an undisclosed amount. 

Others told BI that Schneider wrote sexualized scenes and campaigned for young female stars to wear skimpy outfits.