Drake Bell faces sentencing on child endangerment charge

Former Nickelodeon television star Jared “Drake” Bell is scheduled to be sentenced Monday in Cleveland to charges relating to a teen whom he met online and who attended one of his concerts in 2017 when she was 15

CLEVELAND -- Drake Bell, the former star of the popular Nickelodeon show “Drake & Josh,” is scheduled to be sentenced Monday on charges relating to a girl who met him online and attended one of his concerts in Ohio when she was 15. Jared “Drake” Bell, 34, of West Hollywood, California, pleaded guilty last month via Zoom to felony attempted child endangerment and a misdemeanor charge of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles. His sentencing range is probation to two years in prison. Authorities have said the girl, who attended a 2017 concert in Cleveland, contacted Toronto police in October 2018. Toronto authorities then forwarded its findings to Cleveland police, prompting an investigation.