Guide Note

July 16, 2008: Comedian Andy Dick was arrested on charges of sexual battery and drug possession. Dick was taken into custody after leaving a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in Murrieta, California. Police say Dick is accused of pulling a 17-year-old girl's top down outside of the restaurant.¹

Fast Facts

1. July 16, 2008: Arrest took place just before 2:00 a.m.¹
2. Dick was booked on drug possession and sexual battery charges¹
3. Police reportedly found Marijuana and Xanax in Dick's pocket²
4. Authorities initially responded to a complaint that "an intoxicated male" was urinating outside of a restaurant¹
5. Teen claims Dick pulled down her tank top and exposed her breasts²
6. Dick was released from the Southwest Detention Center after posting $5,000 bail
7. The sexual battery charge was dropped on August 25, 2008³
8. August 25, 2008: Dick was charged with battery, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, public intoxication and possession³
9. 1999: Dick was arrested for cocaine and marijuana possession⁴

It was reported on August 25, 2008, that Andy Dick will not be charged with sexual battery. According to a representative for the DA handling the case, Dick's actions "were found to be more in line with an assault than a sexual battery." Dick, however, still faces four misdemeanor counts including battery, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, public intoxication and possession.³ Dick's arraignment is scheduled for the end of August 2008.⁵

"We found that his actions were more in line with an assault than a sexual battery. It didn't appear to be an overt sexual act."—Representative for the DA³

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