Drake Bell reappeared alive: the day his ex accused him of abuse and pushing her down the stairs

While US police have finally tracked down actor Drake Bell, after being reported missing this Thursday morning in Daytona Beach, Florida. The artist has a troubled and complicated history that has come to light in the last few hours. And among his excesses, there is the time he was arrested for abusive relationships with minors.

On June 4, 2021, Bell, who became internationally known with the series “Drake & Josh” (2004-2007), was arrested for two alleged crimes against minors to which he would later plead guilty.

So, after hearing the news of the arrest of Drake Bell, his ex girlfriend Melissa Lingafelt public testimonials from other women who, like her, also suffered verbal and physical abuse of the actor.

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Drake Bell found alive

This Thursday, from the same official Facebook account that the Daytona Beach Police Department had listed Bell as missing, the institution explained that at 1:26 pm (local time in the United States) they had located him out of danger.

“At this time, we can confirm that law enforcement is in contact and Mr. Bell is safe,” they noted. briefly.

Until now there are no further details on what happened to the artist, since he has not spoken on his social networks either.

Drake Bell’s ex-girlfriend accused

In a video posted on TikTok in 2021, 31-year-old actress Melissa Lingafelt gave testimonials from other young women and He recounted the details of what he suffered during his courtship with Bell, between August 2006 and February 2009.

“Only recently have I realized that abuse is not something all women have to deal with”told in his testimony which serves to understand the reasons why he just spoke on the subject and accused the actor in 2017. It is that the abuse occurred when she was a minor.

In her publication, the actress said that after speaking on the subject at the time, she began receiving messages from other young women who had experienced similar episodes.

In one of the conversations she shared, Melissa, who appears on the social network under the name of Jimi Ono, one of the girls wrote to her: “He’s had sex with hundreds of underage girls.”

Meanwhile, in another of the chats he showed, we read: “Hello, how are you? Thanks for talking about Drake Bell. I can personally confirm that he had sex with a friend of mine who was 15 when he was 20. I texted him two years ago.”

“I remember you talking to my friend on the phone after what happened, you told him he hanged you and spat in your face. It was 2006,” completed the person with an anonymous identity.

Bell’s arrest in 2021

Actor and musician Drake Bell, who became internationally famous with the series “Drake & Josh” (2004-2007), He was arrested for two alleged crimes against minors.

The interpreter went to the courts of Cleveland, where he pleaded not guilty and was released after posting $2,500 bond. He had to go back to court sometime later and pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors against minors.

According to documents released by police, the alleged victim was 15 years old when she filed a complaint in Canada against Bell in 2018. for an incident that occurred in December 2017 during a concert in Ohio. Following this complaint, Canadian authorities contacted the Cleveland Police.

Apparently, During the months leading up to the show, “the musician had inappropriate conversations with the victim that were, at times, sexual in nature”emphasize the official writings.

According to the report, the complainant attended the concert and there “Bell breached his duty of care and, in doing so, created a risk of harm to the victim”. More details about what happened are not known.

As reported by the EFE news agency, Bell was already convicted in 2015 for drunk driving.

Thanks to the series “Drake & Josh” and “The Amanda Show”, Bell became very popular in Latin America. In fact, the artist calls himself Drake Campana on his social networks and has published bilingual songs such as “Fuego slow” and “Diosa”.

The accusation of the actress, in 2017

In 2017 with visible fear and sadness, Melissa detailed one of the violent events she experienced: “When I say verbal abuseimagine the worst kind of verbal abuse you could imagine and that’s what I got.”

“Then it got physical, hitting, throwing things, everything. At the height of this, he dragged me down the stairs of our Los Feliz (California) home, my face poking with every step. I have photos of this,” he added.

Given the declarations of the actress, at that moment there was a strong reaction from her followers on social networks, so, days later, the singer has denied the allegations of the former partner.

“I never abused my ex girlfriend or did all the things Melissa falsely expressed,” he told Variety magazine.

​Then he assured: “When our relationship ended, we sadly started saying horrible things to each other.something that usually happens in couples when they break up.