Drake Bell has claimed that he was sexually abused by a Nickelodeon dialogue coach when he was a child, and a new documentary will shed light on the alleged abuse.
Bell, 37, is set to feature in the upcoming Investigation Discovery series Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, which is scheduled to premiere on March 17 and 18.
In a teaser shared by ID on YouTube, past Nickelodeon cast and crew members discuss their experiences on the network, leading up to Bell's revelation.
Warner Bros. Discovery shared in a press release with PEOPLE: "The clip reveals that former Nickelodeon star Drake Bell will be sharing publicly, for the first time, 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."
Peck's arrest by detectives from the LAPD’s Sexually Exploited Child Unit occurred at his Valley Glen residence in August 2003, following allegations of lewd acts with a child.
The LAPD stated that Peck had been "coaching the victim" for approximately two years before his arrest, with the abuse reported by the minor's family over a six-month period.
Bell was 15 years old at the time of the alleged abuse.
Check out the teaser for the documentary below:
Business Insider provided further insight into Peck's criminal history, noting his no-contest plea to performing lewd acts with a minor and oral copulation with a minor under 16 in May 2004.
Subsequently, Peck was sentenced to 16 months in prison and registered as a sex offender in October of the same year.
Before his own series, Drake & Josh, Bell appeared on Nickelodeon's All That and The Amanda Show from 1999 to 2002.
Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV aims to expose the toxic culture prevalent behind the scenes of iconic children’s shows of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
The docuseries promises to unveil the "insidious environment" former employees endured, featuring emotional testimonies and archival footage that recontextualize what were once considered innocent moments on set.
Warner Bros. Discovery emphasizes that this series will shed light on patterns of gross, abusive, and manipulative behavior that persisted for decades, along with exclusive stories concerning child predators in the industry.
