Comedian 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 Department responded to O’Neill Regional Park round 9 a.m. after the adult male sufferer referred to as authorities about a attainable sexual assault, said Sgt. Scott Steinle, a sheriff’s spokesman.

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

The sheriff’s department wouldn't present extra details concerning the nature of the allegations.

The Orange County District Lawyer’s Workplace had not received the case Wednesday and has not made a charging decision, spokeswoman Kimberly Edds said.

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

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

A person who has been Dick’s manager 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 guilty, and the case is about for trial, mentioned his lawyer in that matter, Daniel Kapelovitz. Kapelovitz said he does not characterize 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 security. 

Phil Helsel is a reporter for NBC News.

Diana Dasrath contributed.