Comic Andy Dick arrested on suspicion of sexual battery in California

Comic Andy Dick was arrested Wednesday at a campground in Orange County, California, on suspicion of sexual battery, authorities said.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Division responded to O’Neill Regional Park round 9 a.m. after the grownup male sufferer referred to as authorities a couple of attainable sexual assault, said Sgt. Scott Steinle, a sheriff’s spokesman.

Dick, 56, was arrested on suspicion of felony sexual battery, Steinle stated.

The sheriff’s department would not provide more details concerning the nature of the allegations.

The Orange County District Attorney’s Workplace had not obtained the case Wednesday and has not made a charging resolution, spokeswoman Kimberly Edds mentioned.

Deputies responded to a campground area of the 4,500-acre park close to the Santa Ana Mountains in Southern California, the place they met the sufferer and eventually arrested Dick, Steinle stated.

Dick was being held in lieu of $25,000 bail Wednesday, in keeping with jail information. It was not instantly clear whether he had an legal professional who could converse on his behalf in the incident.

An individual who has been Dick’s manager did not reply to a request for comment.

Dick was accused of groping a male ride-share driver in West Hollywood in 2018 and charged the following 12 months with misdemeanor sexual battery.

Dick has pleaded not guilty, and the case is set for trial, mentioned his lawyer in that matter, Daniel Kapelovitz. Kapelovitz said he doesn't signify Dick in Wednesday’s incident and had not spoken to him.

Andrew Blankstein is an investigative reporter for NBC News. He covers the Western United States, specializing in crime, courts and homeland safety. 

Phil Helsel is a reporter for NBC Information.

Diana Dasrath contributed.