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Comedian Andy Dick has been charged with groping a woman on a Los Angeles street earlier this year.

City Attorney’s spokesman Frank Mateljan, said misdemeanor sexual battery and battery charges were filed last week. Mateljan said a woman reported that Dick groped her on April 5.

Dick was scheduled to be arraigned on July 18. His representatives did not immediately respond to an email request for comment about the charges.

The 52-year-old comedian has been arrested and sued over several groping accusations.

Bono warns existence of UN, EU and NATO are threatened

Irish rock star Bono warned Monday that the United Nations and other international institutions including the European Union and NATO are under threat – and nations must work together to ensure their existence.

The Dublin-born U2 singer and activist spoke to several hundred U.N. diplomats and staff at an event launching Ireland’s candidacy for a seat on the powerful Security Council in 2021-22 saying “you can count on Ireland to do its part in that work.”

While Bono didn’t name any countries responsible for threatening global institutions during these “troubled times,” his words appeared aimed at U.S. President Donald Trump, who has criticized the EU and NATO. The American leader has also pulled out of the Paris climate agreement, and taken aim at the World Trade Organization with new U.S. tariffs, an institution Bono said is also under threat.

On Sunday, the Irish government invited ambassadors from the 192 other U.N. member nations to Bono’s concert at Madison Square Garden as part of its launch for a council seat.

– From wire reports