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A man who was caught on video groping a woman in Orange County over the weekend has been arrested, Irvine police said Wednesday.

Brandon Dybdahl, 23, of Beaumont, was arrested Wednesday morning at a home in Laguna Hills in connection with the sexual battery that occurred Saturday.

The incident was reported near the intersection of Graduate and Scholarship.

Brandon Dybdahl is seen in photos released by the Irvine Police Department.
Brandon Dybdahl is seen in photos released by the Irvine Police Department.

Surveillance video released by police shows the man parking his vehicle as the victim walks down the sidewalk. He then turns his car around and drives in her direction before pulling over and getting out of his vehicle.

The suspect later trails the 56-year-old victim across the street and is seen running up behind her and groping her from behind.

Detectives were able to locate the man matching the description of the suspect. They traced the involved vehicle to a home in Laguna Hills, where residents indicated the car belonged to a man sleeping inside.

Brandon Dybdahl
Brandon Dybdahl is seen in a photo released by the Irvine Police Department on June 14, 2023.

Detectives contact Dybdahl who matched the description of the assailant and “made statements indicating he was involved in the sexual battery,” police detailed.

He was arrested and booked on suspicion of sexual battery and false imprisonment.