Lawrence Andries
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Lawrence Andries, a veteran television writer whose credits include: supernatural, blue blood and how to get away with murder Andries, who is an executive producer on all three films, is facing sexual assault charges after a man came forward to say he drugged and raped her.
Andries, 66, is charged with six felonies, including sodomy of a victim impeded by controlled substances, oral copulation of an intoxicated victim, and penetration of an intoxicated person, the report said. Los Angeles Times.
hollywood reporter He admitted the charge.
Andries, known in the industry as Larry, was arrested by Los Angeles police in August and is currently free on $150,000 bail. He pleaded not guilty in August and is awaiting a preliminary hearing scheduled for April 17. Andries could not be reached for comment.
The accuser, a military veteran identified in court documents as John Doe, recently told ABC 7 that he met Andries on a writer’s show. The man, his face obscured and his voice changed, said Andries had befriended him and assumed the role of mentor. He said he repeatedly told Andries he was straight.
In June 2022, Andries took him out drinking, “drugged my drink, took me to his house, and…I can’t say the words.” I’m sorry, I can’t say it. ”
At the time, the man reported the assault to the Los Angeles Police Department. He said other victims have come forward and said, “You still have a voice. He didn’t take that away from you.”
In a March 11 interview, the man told KTLA that the District Attorney’s Office was considering a three-year plea deal in the case, but he didn’t feel the sentence was long enough. “My whole life has been damaged by this,” he says.
Andries’ career spans 30 years. He is the Vice President of Programming for the Writers Guild Foundation and frequently participates in podcasts and other seminars, offering advice to aspiring writers.
“Some of the best career advice I’ve ever heard came from Larry Andries, who is an amazing writer, producer, and human being.” In 2019, one of the participants wrote on Twitter:. “He said, ‘Don’t be an asshole.’
Anyone with information about Andries is asked to contact the Los Angeles Police Department’s Western Division Special Crimes Unit at 213-473-0447.
