A producer known for TV shows like “Six Feet Under,” “Blue Bloods” and “How to Get Away With Murder” is facing sexual assault charges after being accused of drugging a man unconscious before performing sex acts.
Lawrence Andres, 66, was charged with six felony counts, including sodomy on a victim who was prevented from resisting with a controlled substance, oral copulation of an intoxicated victim, and penetration of an intoxicated person, authorities said. Authorities claimed the assault occurred in Los Angeles on June 30, 2022.
Andres, who has pleaded not guilty to the charges, was released on $150,000 bail and has not yet undergone a preliminary hearing. The Los Angeles Police Department arrested him last August after the Los Angeles County District Attorney filed six criminal charges against him.
The producer could not be reached for comment.
The man who said he was sexually assaulted, identified in court papers only as John Doe, told ABC7 he is a former military soldier and aspiring writer who Andres was mentoring when he was drugged and assaulted.
“I think he drugged me with one of my drinks, took me to his house and then… I can't say the word. I'm sorry, I can't say it.”
The man told the station that he met Andres on a book program and they became friends. He told the station that in June 2022, they went out for drinks, though he said, “He always made it clear, like, I'm heterosexual.”
According to ABC7, the man said he immediately reported the alleged assault to police, despite the potential consequences for his future in Hollywood.
Andreas, a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, has been writing and producing in Hollywood for three decades. He was a co-executive producer of How to Get Away With Murder, Blue Bloods, Godfather of Harlem, and Alias, and one of the writers of HBO's The Pacific. Andrés also serves as Vice President of Programming at the Writers Guild Foundation.
