The legal troubles for Drake Bell have come to an end with a judge sentencing him to two years of probation and sex offender registration.
The former Nickelodeon star learned his fate on Monday from an Ohio judge, who also sentenced him to 200 hours of community service.
On June 23rd, the 34-year-old pleaded guilty to felony attempted child endangerment and a misdemeanor charge of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles. The charges stemmed from the “Drake & Josh” star grooming a 12-year-old until she turned 15, when he began sending her sexually explicit messages. In 2017, while attending his concert, the victim claims that Bell tried to get her to perform a sex act backstage and inside a hotel room.
The now 19-year-old victim, who says she was one of the series biggest fans, claimed that she would have done anything for Bell at the time, calling him a “pedophile” and a “coward.” During the sentencing, she vowed to reveal all of the “crimes he has committed” against her.
In his statement read during sentencing, Bell accepted the verdict and apologized to the victim, saying that he did not mean to hurt her. He is also banned from having any contact with the victim.
