Comedian Andy Dick was arrested Wednesday at a campground in Orange County, California, on suspicion of sexual battery, authorities stated.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department responded to O’Neill Regional Park round 9 a.m. after the grownup male sufferer referred to as authorities a couple of doable sexual assault, stated Sgt. Scott Steinle, a sheriff’s spokesman.
Dick, 56, was arrested on suspicion of felony sexual battery, Steinle stated.
The sheriff’s division wouldn’t present extra particulars concerning the nature of the allegations.
The Orange County District Attorney’s Office had not acquired the case Wednesday and has not made a charging resolution, spokeswoman Kimberly Edds stated.
Deputies responded to a campground space of the 4,500-acre park close to the Santa Ana Mountains in Southern California, the place they met the sufferer and finally arrested Dick, Steinle stated.
Dick was being held in lieu of $25,000 bail Wednesday, in accordance with jail information. It was not instantly 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 didn’t reply to a request for remark.
Dick was accused of groping a male ride-share driver in West Hollywood in 2018 and charged the next 12 months with misdemeanor sexual battery.
Dick has pleaded not responsible, and the case is about for trial, stated his lawyer in that matter, Daniel Kapelovitz. Kapelovitz stated he doesn’t characterize Dick in Wednesday’s incident and had not spoken to him.
Diana Dasrath contributed.