It’s been revealed that well-known comedian Andy Dick has been arrested on suspicion of felony sexual battery. It was confirmed that law enforcement authorities were called at around 9 AM following an incident in Orange County, California.
This information was confirmed by THR, who spoke with Orange County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Scott Steinle. He explained that the arrest happened at a campground in O’Neill Regional Park in Trabuco Canyon.
The video of the arrest is below:
As Orange County Sheriff’s Department stated:
“Orange County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Scott Steinle confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that law enforcement authorities were called at approximately 9 a.m. to a campground in O’Neill Regional Park in Trabuco Canyon after a man alleged he was sexually assaulted.”
After being arrested on suspicion of felony sexual battery, Andy Dick was booked into Orange County Jail. Interestingly, the incident was also livestreamed by Captain Content’s RV YouTube channel. As further noted via TMZ:
“The arrest was streamed on Captain Content’s RV live stream Wednesday. You see several Orange Co. Sheriff’s Deputies speaking with Dick before walking him to their vehicles, continuing the conversation and eventually cuffing him and taking him away.
Dick and a group of live streamers have been living at the site in RVs for some time now … sheriff’s deputies were seen entering Dick’s trailer and searching it after he was placed into custody. They also asked to collect the male victim’s pants as evidence.”
It’s worth noting that Andy Dick has not only been caught in similar situations on livestreams in the past, but he’s also been charged for past crimes. For example, in 2018, he was charged with one count sexual battery and one count of simple battery. Furthermore, he was dropped from the film Raising Buchanan after similar sexual harassment claims.
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