Brian Peck was seen for the first time since former child star Drake Bell accused him of sexual abuse when he was 15 years old.
The speech coach and convicted child sex offender, 63, appeared to hide from view by covering his head with his jacket when he arrived home in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
Wearing an X-Men T-shirt and car keys in his mouth, the former actor was accompanied by a younger companion, Ian Von Cromer, a special effects artist who has appeared on the makeup reality show Face Off.
Von Cromer held a puppy and a takeout container in his hands as he followed Peck from the truck to a locked house.
The revelation comes after Bell alleged she was the victim of Peck’s abuse as a teenager on 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 when he was 15 years old.
The revelation comes after Bell alleged she was the victim of Peck’s abuse as a teenager on the upcoming Investigation Discovery series Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV; photographed in 2019
Peck served as a dialogue coach on Nickelodeon’s All That and The Amanda Show, the latter with Bell from 1999 to 2002.
Bell later took the lead in his own Nickelodeon series in 2004 with Drake & Josh.
A clip from Quiet on Set shows Bell approaching to talk about Peck.
A press release from Investigation Discovery reads: “The clip reveals that former Nickelodeon star Drake Bell will publicly share, for the first time, the story of the abuse he suffered at the hands of Brian Peck, his convicted former speech coach. in 2004 for his crimes against Drake and was ordered to register as a sex offender.
In August 2003, Peck was arrested and charged with nearly a dozen counts related to allegations that he had sexually abused an unidentified minor.
Peck subsequently pleaded no contest to performing a lewd act with a 14- or 15-year-old and to oral copulation with a 16-year-old.
The identity of these victims remains undisclosed and Bell has not provided details about the nature of the abuse she suffered.
However, it is anticipated that it could reveal more when Quiet on Set airs later this month.
The speech coach and convicted child sex offender, 63, appeared to hide from view by covering his head with his jacket when he arrived home in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
Peck was wearing an X-Men t-shirt and holding his car keys to his mouth.
Peck served as a dialogue coach on Nickelodeon’s All That and The Amanda Show, the latter with Bell from 1999 to 2002.
The former actor was accompanied by a younger companion, Ian Von Cromer, a special effects artist who has appeared on the makeup reality show Face Off.
Von Cromer held a puppy and a to-go container in his hands as he followed Peck from the truck to a locked house.
In August 2003, Peck was arrested and charged with nearly a dozen counts related to allegations that he had sexually abused an unidentified minor.
Peck subsequently pleaded no contest to performing a lewd act with a 14- or 15-year-old and to oral copulation with a 16-year-old.
Peck’s license plate surprised
In October 2004, Peck was sentenced to 16 months in prison and required to register as a sex offender.
In 2015, DailyMail.com exposed that despite his conviction, Peck continued working on a Disney show and a high school-themed horror film.
He only faced restrictions on direct contact with children, which allowed him to be hired in alternative roles, including on projects that prominently involved children and adolescents.
According to court documents obtained by DailyMail.com, Peck had visited the minor actor at his home for acting training during the incident. He was arrested after the young actor’s parents reported the abuse to the police.
Peck eventually pleaded no contest to two counts of the initial 11, as the rest were dismissed.
Throughout the 2000s and 2010s, he played minor roles as an actor and worked as a dialogue coach. His last appearance as a credited actor, according to IMDb, was in 2018.
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 documentary series that exposes the toxic work environment that was prevalent in children’s shows during the 1990s and early 2000s.
Peck continued to have minor acting credits and worked as a dialogue coach during the 2000s and 2010s. His last appearance as a credited actor was in 2018; seen in 2014 in Los Angeles
A clip from Quiet on Set shows Bell approaching to talk about Peck
The former child actor was a popular star on the children’s-themed network in the late ’90s and ’00s, during which he co-hosted the series Drake & Josh (pictured, with co-star Josh Peck) and appeared on The Amanda Show.
Peck worked as a speech coach on The Amanda Show and the comedy show All That, and was convicted in 2004 of sexually abusing an unidentified minor; Bell, Josh Peck, Amanda Bynes and Nancy Sullivan in a publicity photo for The Amanda Show
The focus is especially on productions associated with Dan Schneider, the creator of beloved Nickelodeon series such as iCarly and Zoey 101.
The child actors and crew members spoke previously Business Insider about disturbing sexualized scenes that Schneider wrote for some of his series, and allegedly urged 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 filed by a writer for The Amanda Show. The lawsuit was settled out of court.
Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV airs March 17-18 on Investigation Discovery.