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'Drake and Josh' star Drake Bell is accusing his former Nickelodeon dialect coach of sexual abuse, the latest in a series of allegations of toxic workplace and abuse at the network on sets run by Nick hitmaker Dan Schneider.

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00:00 Drake and Josh star Drake Bell is accusing his former Nickelodeon dialect coach of sexual abuse

00:05 Warning this video contains graphic details

00:08 For the first time the former child actor publicly shared his story of alleged abuse at the hands of Brian Peck his former dialogue coach

00:16 An investigation discoveries four-part docuseries quiet on set the dark side of kids TV

00:22 Which features allegations of abuse sexism racism and inappropriate behavior?

00:27 Involving underage stars and crew members on Nickelodeon series overseen by Dan Schneider

00:32 Heck who had appeared on Nickelodeon screens as pickle boy was accused of molesting a child actor in 2004

00:38 Only now do we learn that Bell was at the center of that criminal case and conviction

00:43 Bell graphically recounts in the docuseries how he was allegedly groomed and

00:47 sexually abused at the hands of Peck at just 15 years old Bell met Peck while on the set of the Amanda show and

00:53 According to people says he initially became close to the coach because they had a lot of the same interests

00:59 Peck would often invite Bell to his house for acting lessons

01:02 Bell describes waking up on Peck's couch one morning with the dialogue coach sexually assaulting me

01:08 I froze and was in complete shock. I had no idea what to do or how to react

01:13 He noted it just got worse and worse and worse and worse and I was just trapped and I had no way out

01:19 It was only when the mother of Bell's then-girlfriend asked why Peck wouldn't stop calling him that Bell sought therapy

01:25 But he was still not ready to share his secret. The whole thing was mental manipulation

01:28 Eventually in 2003 Bell talked to the police after finally telling his mother in a statement

01:34 Nickelodeon said now that Drake Bell has disclosed his identity as the plaintiff in the 2004 case

01:40 We are dismayed and saddened to learn of the trauma

01:42 He has endured and we commend and support the strength required to come forward

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