'Boy Meets World' cast details grooming allegations made by guest star Brian Peck

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by Evan Real

'Boy Meets World' actors Rider Strong and Will Friedle lift the lid on allegations of grooming and manipulation that guest star Brian Peck claims he experienced during and after his appearance on the iconic sitcom. I opened it.

According to the official description of the latest iHeart podcast episode, the men, along with former castmate Danielle Fishel, spoke with family therapist Kati Morton on “Pod Meets World” about “grooming, childhood sexual abuse, They also discussed the difficult topic of how these things affect victims.

Four years after “Boy Meets World” ended, Peck, now 63, was convicted in 2004 of sexually abusing an unknown Nickelodeon child star.

He was later charged with eight counts of sexual abuse and served 16 months in prison.

His crimes will be explored in the upcoming ID documentary series Quiet on Set, which reveals allegations of abuse of children working in the entertainment industry in the late '90s and early 2000s.

But before Peck's misdeeds came to light, he became involved in the lives of the “Boy Meets World” stars during and after his appearance on the show, which aired from October 1997 to May 1998. It is said that the infiltration took place in an appropriate manner.

“I didn't really go to parties. I didn't really do that. But after 'Boy Meets World,' I was working a lot and this guy was my “I took him to three shows after 'Boy Meets World' because he was so obsessed with life,” said Friedl, 47. Developed in conjunction with Peck.

“This was someone he introduced to me who was very good at his job, very funny, the type of person you want to be around…I see him every day, I'm with him every day, I talk to him. “Every day.” “

Ms Strong, 44, said she and Peck ended up being together “all the time” despite their 20-year age difference.

Ms. Fishel, 42, recalled that Ms. Peck wanted to spend as much time as possible with the main cast, which she said was different from most “Boy Meets World” guest stars.

“Other adults on set probably could have said, or should have said, 'Why are you going to lunch with this guy?' 'Why is this guy coming to Ryder's house for a party? Are you going to ?'” she said, speculating that the adults involved were hesitant to say anything because Peck is gay and didn't want to be seen as homophobic.

“Some of them probably didn't say that because they were afraid of being seen as homophobic, instead of saying, 'Homosexual or not, this is the line.' It's the line between adults and children.''

Fishel clarified that none of the younger cast members were concerned about Peck's sexuality, but admitted that Peck seemed more interested in male stars.

“I also think it's important in Ryder and Will's story why he became so close to them,” she said.

“And I had lunch with him a few times, but it was because someone else had invited me…He never really made an effort to get to know me. I didn't really get into his life that much. After the show ended, I never heard from him again.”

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When Mr. Peck was accused of child sexual abuse in 2003, he asked Mr. Friedl and Mr. Strong to assist him in court, and they agreed.

Friedl felt that he owed Peck a great debt, as he helped Peck score a role in the film when Peck had missed auditions due to debilitating anxiety disorder.

“We're sitting in court on the wrong side of everything…The victim's mother turned around and said, 'Look at all the celebrities you brought in.' What you did to my child.” That doesn't change,” Friedl said.

“I just sat there wanting to die. I was like, 'What the hell am I doing here?' It was terrifying all the way through. ”

Still, they wrote a letter to the judge defending Peck's character.

“We weren't told the whole story, but the fact remains that we did it,” Friedl said. “I still can't put into words everything I feel inside.”

Mr. Strong said he ran into Mr. Peck at an industry party about seven years ago and was shaken by the encounter.

“The stories he told me were nonsense, but what he let me know was that he was with celebrities who legitimized him and put him in the category of Hollywood royalty.” He described Peck as a serial name dropper.

“He used to do that all the time when we were on the set of 'Boy Meets World,' but I never saw it because it was so easy. Here I am. I was so freaked out because I felt like I was at this party and I had to leave.”

Friedl hasn't seen Peck in about 20 years and is still processing her regrets for defending a sex offender against his victims.

“Here's the actual victim. And he turned us against the victim, and now we're where we are on his team. That to me, my eternal shame on this whole thing.” It is to look back on it as. [thing],” He said.

“You think it's because you're young that you get taken over by someone who's a great actor and has a talent for manipulating people, but that's the reality. It's terrible. You can't use that to grow as a person. I intend to do so, but when there is an actual victim and I am on the side of the perpetrator, I cannot recover from that, and I have not been able to recover.”

Representatives for Mr. Peck did not immediately respond to Page Six's request for comment.