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Corey Feldman to Bare Hollywood Pedophiles

Actor will name those who 'abused me'

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 9, 2012 1:02 AM CST | Updated Jan 9, 2012 2:50 AM CST

(Newser) – A vampire hunter on The Lost Boys is now after Hollywood pedophiles. Former child actor Corey Feldman, a star of Stand By Me and The Goonies, has vowed to reveal the names of two Hollywood figures who abused him when he was 14. "These older men were leching around like vultures," Feldman told The Sun. "There are people who have got away with it for so long they think they are above the law. That's got to stop."

Feldman and Lost Boys co-star Corey Haim hinted at their abuse on the reality television show The Two Coreys. Haim, who struggled with a drug problem, died of heart disease and pneumonia last year at the age of 38. Feldman has continued speaking out about child abuse in Hollywood since Haim's death. "I stood up and said there is a bigger problem, that I'd lost Corey and that I didn't want to see any more kids lost to these sick perverts," said Feldman. The actor's exposure threat comes as a host of pedophile cases have rocked Hollywood. At least a dozen actors, managers, production assistants, and others have been prosecuted for child abuse on the job in Hollywood since 2000, reports the Los Angeles Times.

Actor Corey Feldman, shown here at a 25th anniversary event for 'The Goonies,' is speaking out about the abuse he suffered as a teen in Hollywood.
Actor Corey Feldman, shown here at a 25th anniversary event for 'The Goonies,' is speaking out about the abuse he suffered as a teen in Hollywood.   (Getty Images)
Actor Corey Feldman attends an event in San Diego last year. He has vowed to reveal the names of the men in Hollywood who sexually abused him as a teenager.
Actor Corey Feldman attends an event in San Diego last year. He has vowed to reveal the names of the men in Hollywood who sexually abused him as a teenager.   (Getty Images)
Corey Feldman hosts the 2011 “Eyegore” Award Ceremony at Universal Studios Hollywood celebrating “Halloween Horror Nights” on Sept. 23, 2011.
Corey Feldman hosts the 2011 “Eyegore” Award Ceremony at Universal Studios Hollywood celebrating “Halloween Horror Nights” on Sept. 23, 2011.   (AP Photo/Dan Krauss)
Actor Corey Feldman poses for a portrait Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 in New York.
Actor Corey Feldman poses for a portrait Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 in New York.   (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)
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COMMENTS
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Skittlepie
Jan 9, 2012 8:43 PM CST
No matter what his motive is.. I am glad he is revealing the creeps who feel they are above the law. It may help save future victims from abuse.
MeanBastard
Jan 9, 2012 7:27 PM CST
How brave of him to wait until he can milk as much publicity (and possibly money) for himself before he reveals who the pedophiles are.  
iwillbecause
Jan 9, 2012 6:13 PM CST
badbadteacher.com

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