Nicole Eggert accuses Baio of having sexually abused her
I was very young and it was shocking, a little. I had never experienced anything like that before either. So he was playing not only on my emotions, but on my hormones and all of those things. The issue with him.
LOS ANGELES: Actress Nicole Eggert appeared on NBC News’ Megyn Kelly Today on Tuesday to address her claims that Scott Baio molested her as a minor.
She had taken to Twitter to share claims against her former “Charles in Charge” co- star, which Baio has denied in a 16minute Facebook Live video.
During her interview with Megyn Kelly, Eggert shared, “We started fi lming the show in September of ‘86 when I was 14 and he immediately took to me and befriended me and earned my trust. And then he started expressing his love for me…and talking about marriage in the future. And then I was still 14, before my 15th birthday we were at his house, in his car in his garage and he reached over and he penetrated me with his fi nger. And that is when the sexual touching, abuse started, after that.”
She continued, “I was very young and it was shocking, a little. I had never experienced anything like that before either. So he was playing not only on my emotions, but on my hormones and all of those things. The issue with him, is that he was our boss and he was also telling me, ‘You can’t telling anybody, this is illegal, I will go to jail, the show will be over, everyone will
Nicole Eggert, actress
be sued. You will be out of a job, you will ruin everybody’s life.’ And it is scary and it’s imitating, especially when you are that young.”
When Kelly asked how often that happened, Eggert shared, “That happened quite often, through the age of 16.”
She added, “More than ten times, more like probably once a week. And then on set, there was just a lot of groping, a lot of fondling, a lot of pulling me on his lap, trying to sneak kisses in the back, which other cast members saw.”
Meanwhile, in his Facebook live video, Baio said: “I’m here today to talk about some allegations that have been made against me that aren’t true by somebody named Nicole Eggert. The reason I’m doing Facebook Live is because nobody can edit me, nobody can change what I said. These are my words. And what I’m telling you is the truth.”
Added Baio: “I’m going to knock down all these false claims against me. My reputation is being damaged. My family is being put through this and I’m done. I’m done. So, I’m going to walk you through this methodically and hopefully succinctly and please be patient because what I’m being accused of is horrible.”
Baio denied the claims but said that once Eggert was 18 they had a consensual sexual relationship instigated by her and that she “seduced” him.
He also played an interview Eggert had previously done in which she discussed that she and Baio had slept together when she was 17, but also stated it occurred “way after” “Charles in Charge”.