He was convicted, sentenced to 16 months in prison and required to register as a sex offender.
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Friedle said he became a friend of Pecks shortly after he joined the show.
I didnt really go to parties.
L-R Will Friedle, Danielle Fishel, and Rider StrongDavid Becker/Getty Images for iHeartRadio
I didnt really do that stuff.
I saw him every day, hung out with him every day, talked to him every day.
Fishel shared that cast members would routinely spend time with Peck, who was gay, including lunches.
Why are you guys going to lunch with this guy?
Why is this guy going to Riders house for a party?, Fishel said.
This is a boundary about adults and kids.
Friedle initially believed he was telling the truth.
My instinct initially was, My friend, this cant be.
Its gotta be the other persons fault.
The story makes complete sense the way that hes saying it.
Neither Friedle nor Strong realized how serious the case against Peck was.
He didnt say that nothing had happened.
I am going to take whatever punishment the government determines,butIm a victim of jailbait.
There was this hot guy!
I just did this thing and hes underage.
And we bought that storyline.
Peck had asked Strong and Friedle to support him in court.
They agreed, and wrote letters to the judge in Pecks defense.
Were sitting in that courtroom on the wrong side of everything …
The victims mother turned and said, Look at all the famous people you brought with you.
And it doesnt change what you did to my kid, Friedle shared.
I just sat there wanting to die.
It was like, What the hell am I doing here?
It was horrifying all the way around.
I still cant get the words out to describe all of the things that Im feeling inside of myself.
Friedle he is still affected to this day by what he and Strong experienced.
Theres an actual victim here.
And he turned us against the victim to where now were on his team.
Deadline has reached out to Pecks representative for comment.
