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 stated.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Division responded to O’Neill Regional Park around 9 a.m. after the grownup male victim referred to as authorities a few possible 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 extra particulars concerning the nature of the allegations.

The Orange County District Lawyer’s Workplace had not acquired 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 near the Santa Ana Mountains in Southern California, where they met the sufferer and finally arrested Dick, Steinle said.

Dick was being held in lieu of $25,000 bail Wednesday, in line with jail information. It was not immediately clear whether or not he had an lawyer who may converse on his behalf in the incident.

An individual who has been Dick’s supervisor did not respond to a request for remark.

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

Dick has pleaded not guilty, and the case is ready for trial, said his legal professional in that matter, Daniel Kapelovitz. Kapelovitz said he does not symbolize Dick in Wednesday’s incident and had not spoken to him.

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

Phil Helsel is a reporter for NBC News.

Diana Dasrath contributed.