Corey Feldman Says Pedophilia Is Show Biz' Sick Secret: Can it Be Prevented?

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In an interview this week, Corey Feldman said he fears that lingering effects of sexual abuse contributed to the death of his co-star and life-long friend Corey Haim and that child molestation is "rampant" in the entertainment industry, sadly having fallen victim to it himself as well. According to CNN.com, "The actor previously revealed to GQ that he was raped by his assistant as a child."

"It's something that will be addressed in my inner soul for the rest of my life, and it's something that truly affects me,” the eighties icon and former child star told the magazine.

"I was surrounded by [pedophiles] when I was 14 years old. ... Didn't even know it. It wasn't until I was old enough to realize what they were and what they wanted ... till I went, Oh, my God. They were everywhere," Feldman, now forty years-old, recalls looking back.

"The No. 1 problem in Hollywood was and is and always will be pedophilia," he told ABC's Nightline in an interview aired Thursday.

He refused to name the culprit, but insists that one specific major player preying on child actors in the industry was Corey Haim's assailant. "There's one person to blame in the death of Corey Haim. And that person happens to be a Hollywood mogul. And that person needs to be exposed, but, unfortunately, I can't be the one to do it," he said.

"There's a lot of good people in this industry. But there's also a lot of really, really, sick, corrupt, people in this industry."

Is there a way to protect innocents eager for fame or will status always safeguard high-powered predators with ill intentions? Can pedophilia in showbiz be stopped?

Casandra Armour

Corey Feldman Says Pedophilia Is Show Biz' Sick Secret: Can it Be Prevented?

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