Drake Bell, who was sentenced to two years’ probation and community service in July after pleading guilty in charges stemming from his online conduct with an underage fan, would like you to come to your own conclusions about it
, who was sentenced to two years’ probation and community service in July after pleading guilty in charges stemming from his online conduct with an underage fan, says in a new Instagram video that he did not know the age of the fan at the time of their virtual communication and that “all conversation and communication stopped” when he became aware.star says in his first non-courtroom public response to the case. “When I became aware of their age, all conversation and communication stopped.
But Bell’s plea involved no charges related to physical contact. “It’s not me telling you that the claims are false,” the 35-year-old Bell says in his new video, “but the state of Ohio has proven the claims to be false. If these claims were remotely true, my situation would be very different. I would not be here at home with my wife and my son.”
During the sentencing hearing, Cuyahoga County Judge Timothy McCormick called the now-19-year-old accuser’s courtroom allegations “serious and disturbing” but added he “can’t lose focus on what was pled to.” The judge told Bell, “The fact of the matter is your position and celebrity status let you nurture this relationship. You were able to gain access to this child.”
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