Drake Bell’s victim bravely spoke out and even chose to show her face to the public
during the actor's sentencing hearing, sending a resounding message to him and his supporters
— Let’s go over what she said
On Monday, Drake Bell was sentenced to two years probation and 200 hours of community
service after pleading guilty to endangering a child, which is a fourth-degree felony,
as well as a misdemeanor charge of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles.
Naturally he’s also not allowed to contact the victim.
Before we go into any further details, we’d like to issue everyone a trigger warning as
some of the content we'll be discussing relates to sexual assault and may be disturbing to
some viewers…
So during a virtual appearance at a Cleveland court, Drake’s victim — who is now a 19
year-old woman — broke her silence to read a detailed account of the mental and sexual
abuse she alleges Drake put her through when she was a minor.
The victim, who chose not to disclose her name to the public, began her statement by
calling Drake a “coward” for not appearing in court in person, and accused him of grooming
her since she was 12 years old, before allegedly sexually abusing her when she was 15.
She explained that Drake had been her hero since she was 11 and that she, quote “would
have done anything for him”.
And it turns out that, according to the victim, her aunt had a mutual friend with Drake which
is how they met in person for the first time in 2014 when she was 12 at the time.
The victim claims that they kept in touch over the years, feeling that she could confide
in Drake about anything, and that now looking back, there were some red flags along the
way... but that things really took a turn for the worse when she turned 15.
"Don’t smile at me!
Not too long after that, his messages to me became blatantly sexual.
This eventually led to many months of inappropriate messages and photos being exchanged over Instagram
and Snapchat."
The victim went on to say that in late 2017 Drake allegedly took advantage of her in the
backseat of her aunt’s car while she was driving.
And then again after one of Drake’s performances in Cleveland and once more in his hotel room
the next day, while her aunt was outside waiting in the hallway because she trusted him.
It’s worth noting that while the victim was reading her statement during a virtual
appearance, she had no problem calling out Drake for some of his physical reactions:
“DON’T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT!”
She then alleged that Drake’s wife, Janet Von Schmeling, actually found out about their
inappropriate conversations:
"In January of 2018, I was engaging in an inappropriate conversation with who I thought
was the defendant, until I received a message back from the defendant's account claiming
to be Janet.
That was the first interaction I ever had with her.”
She continued on claiming to have confronted Drake in September 2018, weeks before filing
a report with the authorities and that, according to her, he ignored her at first only to later
apologize for, quote, “breaking [her] heart” and she holds that he deleted those messages
quickly after sending them.
The victim then said to have also confronted Janet who allegedly told her she didn’t
know anything about Drake’s quote on quote “crimes”.
The victim recounted: “She denied speaking with me in January of 2018, and claimed that
wasn't her.
She told me that none of this was my fault, and apologized to me.
She also told me that she wanted to, quote, "Jump in front of a car."
However, at one point, she asked me to let her know when I was going to the police with
this case for her own benefit.”
The victim claims that Drake caused her “indescribable” pain that only worsens everyday and that her
parents have spent more that 7 thousand dollars in therapy to help her cope with the purported
situation.
She noted that she frequently experiences panic attacks, nightmares and that she has
serious trust issues when she tries to date guys her age.
And also that her relationship with her aunt has deteriorated because she finds it hard
to believe that she didn’t know what Drake was allegedly doing to her.
The victim then concluded her statement with the following impactful message:
"He is the epitome of evil.
I deserve better than to be used for his sick desires, and for my suffering to be used for
his amusement.
Jared Drake Bell is a pedophile, and that is his legacy."
As for Drake, he had the following brief statement in answer to all of his victim’s accusations:
"I accept this plea because my conduct was wrong.
I’m sorry that the victim was harmed in any way, but that was obviously not my intention.
I have taken this matter very, very seriously.
And again, I just want to apologize to her and anyone else who may have been affected
by my actions.”
It’s worth mentioning that Drake's legal representatives deny that the actor ever sent
her photos of his genitals as, according to them, there is no evidence of that.
Likewise, they stressed that Drake's plea was never about any type of sexual misconduct
or sexual relations with the victim and that the proof of that is that Drake did not have
to register as a sex offender.
Drake’s sentencing comes just days after he revealed to the world in Spanish that he's
been married for three years and that he even has a son.
In mid-June Drake was photographed at Disneyland allowing himself to be seen in public for
the first time with his wife, Janet Von Schmeling, who works in public relations and their months-old
son...
We’ll be sure to keep you updated with any new developments regarding this case…
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I’m your host Carly Henderson you can find me on Instagram @CarlyHenderson_ . bye guys!