Friday 27 May 2022 04:37 PM Comedian Andy Dick, 56, NOT charged in alleged sexual battery case trends now
Andy Dick will no longer faces charges for sexual battery after his male accuser refused to cooperate with the investigation, the authorities said.
The 56-year-old actor was accused of a felony of sexual assault at a trailer park in Irvine California on May 11 when police in Orange County, California arrested him.
The Orange County District Attorney's office found there was not 'sufficient evidence,' to charge the actor and sent the case back to the sheriff for 'further investigation.'
Orange County Sheriff's Sgt. Scott Steinle told DailyMail.com on Thursday 'after re-interviewing the alleged victim, OC Sheriff's Department decided to drop the case .'
'The victim did not want to participate in our investigation,' Steinle said. 'Since the victim does not want to co-operate any more, the investigation will go no further.'
Steinle said if the victim decides in the future that he does want to participate then the case could be re-opened.
After hearing that the charges were dropped, Dick’s attorney, Daniel Kapelovitz told DailyMail.com: ‘The second I heard about the arrest, I knew there was no case. Nothing happened.’
A photo of the comedian Andy Dick taken in Beverly Hills
Dressed in a gray hoodie and black joggers, Dick was hauled away in handcuffs before being placed inside a patrol car
Officers are seen here handcuffing Dick before placing him in the patrol car
Police from the Orange County Sheriff's Department swarmed his modest trailer parked at California's O'Neill Regional Park
Kapelovitz is also representing the News Radio star in another alleged sexual battery case that is set to go to a jury trail in Los Angeles next week.
The misdemeanor incident in which a Lyft driver accused the News Radio star of groping him during a car ride four years ago.
Dick has pleaded not guilty and after a pre-trial hearing last Monday, the comic told DailyMail.com that the April 2018 incident, in which the driver told police that Dick had grabbed his genitals, 'did not happen.'
On Friday, another hearing was taking place at LA's Airport Courthouse and jury selection due to start on Tuesday.
But that schedule could be delayed since the prosecuting deputy District Attorney in the case has been sick and may not be able to return to court till next week.
Dick is facing up to 180
