The sentencing range is probation to two years in prison. The disseminating harmful material charge concerns Bell having sent the girl “inappropriate social media messages,” Sinclair said.
Sinclair didn't elaborate further.īell and the girl had “developed a relationship” online several years prior to the concert, Sinclair said.
The attempted endangering children charge relates to the concert, Sinclair said, where Bell “violated his duty of care” and created a risk of harm to the victim. Toronto authorities then contacted Cleveland police, prompting an investigation. Tyler Sinclair, a spokesperson for the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, said at the time that the girl contacted Toronto police in October 2018. Bell chose to enter today's plea.”īell had initially pleaded not guilty to the charges earlier this month. Sentencing is scheduled for July 12 in Cleveland.ĭefense attorney Ian Friedman said Wednesday that he could not comment on the case but said it will be revealed at sentencing “why Mr. Jared “Drake” Bell, 34, of West Hollywood, California, pleaded guilty via Zoom to felony attempted child endangerment and a misdemeanor charge of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles. CLEVELAND (AP) - Drake Bell, the former star of the popular Nickelodeon show “Drake & Josh,” pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges relating to a girl who met him online and attended one of his concerts in Cleveland in 2017, when she was 15.