One of the stars of the popular Nickelodeon children's show Drake & Josh faces criminal charges regarding a girl he had met online and who attended his 2017 concert in Ohio when she was 15.
Jared "Drake" Bell, 34, pleaded not guilty in a Cleveland courtroom to a felony charge of attempted endangering children and a misdemeanour charge of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles.
"All facts will be revealed in a courtroom," Bell's attorney Ian Friedman said, declining to comment further.
Bell was charged by information, which typically indicates a plea agreement has been reached. He is scheduled to appear before a judge on June 23.
Tyler Sinclair, spokesperson for Cuyahoga County prosecutor Michael O'Malley, said the girl filed a complaint with Canadian police in October 2018. Police there contacted Cleveland police, prompting an investigation.