Andy Dick arrested on suspicion of felony sexual battery in Orange County
Actor and comedian Andy Dick was arrested Wednesday morning on suspicion of felony sexual battery in Orange County, according to authorities.
Deputies were called at 9 a.m. for a report of a possible assault at O’Neill Regional Park on Trabuco Canyon Road, said Sgt. Scott Steinle, an Orange County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson.
The deputies arrived at a campground at the park and contacted the caller, a man who said he was the victim of the assault, Steinle said.
After an investigation, Dick, 56, was arrested on suspicion of felony sexual battery and booked into Orange County jail, the sergeant said.
Comedian Andy Dick, who has been arrested multiple times in recent years, posted $50,000 bail Monday after being arrested by Los Angeles police.
The victim was taken to a hospital for an assault examination, Steinle said.
Further information about Wednesday’s case wasn’t available.
The comedian has been arrested several times on allegations including drug possession, groping and more.
In November, Dick was arrested by Los Angeles police on a felony domestic violence charge.
Law enforcement sources told TMZ at the time that Dick allegedly hit his boyfriend on the head with a liquor bottle, leaving a deep cut.
He was also arrested in late June on suspicion of felony assault with a deadly weapon — a metal chair — on a man identified by Page Six as ex-lover Lucas Crawford. The arrest led to a breakup between Dick and then-fiancée Elisa Jordana.
Dick told Page Six that Crawford first “body-slammed” his leg in that brawl. Dick said he threw the chair after his leg was broken.
Comedian Andy Dick pleaded not guilty Friday to one misdemeanor count of sexual battery stemming from an alleged groping incident in 2018.
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