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A former child actress has spoken out about how a top Hollywood photographer, who is now charged with sexual assault, groped her after he persuaded her to pose for an 'artistic' nude shoot when she was 20.
Arden Young, who appeared on episodes of Modern Family, Malcolm in the Middle and CSI, was so disgusted with Kenneth Dolin's actions she quit Hollywood and started a career exposing pedophiles.
She described the disturbing alleged encounter to DailyMail.com, saying, 'He even said to me as he fondled me, ''I'm not like Harvey Weinstein you know''.
Dolin, 64, was arrested on March 4 on charges of sexual assault at his home studio in the Hancock Park area of Los Angeles after a 29-year-old woman accused him of assault.
He is currently out on $1 million bail facing a charge of penetration with a foreign object.
Actress Arden Young quit Hollywood after photographer Kenneth Dolin allegedly groped her after he convinced her to pose for a nude shoot
'He even said to me as he fondled me, ''I'm not like Harvey Weinstein you know,'' Arden told DailyMail.com
Dolin, 64, is out on $1million bail after being arrested last week when a 29-year-old woman accused him of sexually assaulting her at his studio in this apartment block in the Hancock Park area of Los Angeles
Arden Young – then known as Arden Belle – appeared on Modern Family in a scene with Nolan Gould
Cops say two other women in their 20s accused him of sexual assault and are now appealing for other victims to come forward.
'All three incidents began with professional contacts that led to reports of Dolin touching women inappropriately during photo shoots when they were alone in his studio,' LAPD said in a press release.
'He has significant connections in the entertainment industry and has been known to solicit victims on modeling websites.'
An entertainment insider tells DailyMail.com that Dolin 'is the ultimate master manipulator.'
'He has a God complex,' said the insider. 'If you look in the pupils of some of his kid photographs, you will see a reflection of him.
'He photoshops an image of himself in their pupils. It is really creepy.'
Young, 26, said she thought she was safe with Dolin because when she first met him as a 15-year-old needing promotional headshots, both she and her mother thought he was gay.
When he was arrested, she decided she should keep quiet no longer about her alleged experience – especially as she now tries to expose sexual abusers in her job as a reporter for Sound Investigations.
'He is a scary person and I'm hoping he gets put behind bars at the maximum sentence,' Young, who also appeared in a promotional photoshoot with Justin Bieber for his song 'Believe', told DailyMail.com.
'In my work, I speak with so many victims of online sexual abuse – and I felt like a hypocrite for keeping my stories silent for so long.
'I also wanted to warn parents before getting their children involved in the entertainment industry,' added Young, who acted under the name Arden Belle, using her middle name as a surname.
Dolin's long list of clients, many children or teenagers at the time, include Jenna Ortega, Luna Blaise, Haley Joel Osment, and more
'He is a scary person and I'm hoping he gets put behind bars at the maximum sentence,' Young, who is now a reporter with told DailyMail.com. She took to Twitter to speak out against him
Young also appeared in a promotional photoshoot for Justin Bieber's song 'Believe'
In a video Young posted on X – formerly Twitter – she said that as a teen she needed new promotional headshots and she and her mother were referred to Dolin, who was described as the best in the business.
'The photographer is nice. He has no problem with my mom being there the whole time. And this will be important later, my mom and I both assumed he was gay based on the way he speaks and dresses, and some other factors.'
She said she kept in touch with Dolin after the shoot and five years later, when she turned 20, he asked her if she would do an artistic nude shoot so he could 'expand his portfolio'.
Young, now 26, told DailyMail.com that she thought she was safe with Dolin when she first met him as a 15-year-old needing promotional headshots
He told her her face would be obscured with shadow so no-one would know she was the model.
'A free photoshop with a photographer of that caliber, coupled with the fact that I was under the assumption he wasn't attracted to women – I felt safe, so I agreed,' she said.
'I arrived at the photoshoot immediately feeling weird, but because of my programming as an actor I blamed myself for how uncomfortable I was,' Young continued.
'At his request, I undressed. I had to stay naked for a while until we actually started shooting to allow for the imprints from my waistband on my skin to disappear.'
It was then, she said, that things took a darker turn.
'The photographer began to examine my body closely, showering me with compliments, and touching me inappropriately, all the time repeating "I can't believe I have known you since you were 15", and "does your mom know you are
