Andy Dick Busted for Sexual Abuse

Incident in bar in West Virginia leads to arrest
By Caroline Miller,  Newser Staff
Posted Jan 23, 2010 8:31 AM CST
Updated Jan 23, 2010 1:21 PM CST
Andy Dick Busted for Sexual Abuse
In this Nov. 11, 2006 file photo, Actor Andy Dick arrives for the premiere of the movie "The Fountain," in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok, File)

Funnyman Andy Dick was arrested on sexual abuse charges early this morning in Huntington, West Virginia, where he was scheduled to appear this weekend at a comedy club. The 44-year-old with a history of bad-boy behavior on tour was charged with 2 felony counts, the Herald-Dispatch reports, and was being held in jail until his arraignment later today.

The criminal complaint says Dick was speaking to a man when he "unexpectedly and without invitation grabbed the victim's crotch, repeatedly groping then kissing him," reports TMZ. A police statement says a second victim is involved: The arrest is "based upon statements of two victims and independent witness accounts alleging that he had engaged in unwanted and uninvited groping of the two victims' genital areas."

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