american singer Drake Bell recently spoke about the charges of sexual abuse and put someone at risk younger, for which he had to testify before the authorities. However, why was he singled out for these crimes?
He is also an actor in television series such as “Drake & Josh” faced legal process in 2021, which ended in a sentence of two years of probation and 200 hours of community service for having sexual contact with and sexual harassment of an underage admirer.
On June 23, 2021, Jared Bell, the artist’s real name, pleaded guilty to charges of child endangerment as well as a misdemeanor for serving harmful content to teens before a court in Cleveland, Ohio. According to the victim’s account, she would have contacted the artist through direct messages from Instagram. She explained that Bell sent her pictures of her genitalia.
Why did Drake Bell plead guilty to the charges against a minor?
Drake Bell shared a video on Instagram in September 2021, in which he claims that the charges for which he was accused were false. He pointed out that this was a legal battle that lasted three years.
“I am not telling you that the allegations are false, but the state of Ohio has proven the allegations false. If these accusations were remotely true, my situation would be very different, I would not be here at home with my wife and my son, “said the actor.
Now, the interpreter of “Found a Way” provided more details of what happened in a podcast called “Creativo”. The artist explained that he had to plead guilty to the charges because he did not want to face trial and be exposed to his wife and children in the media.
“The reason I was found guilty of the charges I was being charged with was because my lawyer told me ‘Look, this is what a trial will look like: you’re going, for 2-3 weeks. Your son will be behind watching everything that happens and anyone can say anything on the platform, regardless of whether it is true or not. And unfortunately we have seen guilty people go free and innocent people go out of jail on a daily basis,’” he said. Drake Bell.
He affirmed that although he is indicated as “guilty of sexual assault, none of that is true, according to the artist. He reiterated that he did this process so as not to be away from his son, who was born in 2021.
