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Political activist Ed Buck, who pleaded not guilty last week to
federal drug charges in connection with two overdose deaths at
his West Hollywood home, faces a tentative trial date of
November 26.
Buck, a wealthy Democratic donor and LGBTQ+ advocate, was first
charged in federal court in September after a third alleged
overdose victim survived and reported Buck to the police. Buck
is also linked to the methamphetamine that led to the 2017
overdose death of Gemmel Moore as well as the January 2019 death
of Timothy Dean. He also faces three additional counts of
distributing methamphetamine.
Family and activists have long called on local prosecutors to
take action against Buck and heavily criticized Los Angeles
County District Attorney Jackie Lacey when she declined to bring
homicide charges against Buck in connection with Moore’s death
last year. Many have argued that Buck’s status and privilege,
coupled with the fact that his purported victims were largely
sex workers or homeless, had insulated him from prosecution,
according to wehoville.com.
“My heart aches but we are at that point where we will get
justice for my brother,” Dean’s sister Joyce Jackson said,
according to the LA Times. “I just want closure … and we are
moving in the direction to get closure …. I cannot forgive him.”
Moore’s mother, LaTisha Nixon said the deaths could have been
avoided if law enforcement has acted sooner.
“We have been in this fight for a long time. It has been a long
time coming,” Nixon said. “I am grateful the feds came in and
took this case …. I feel the Dean family’s pain.”
Federal prosecutors accuse Buck of “targeting vulnerable
individuals who were destitute, homeless and/or struggled with
drug addiction, in order to exploit the relative wealth and
power imbalance between them,” according to wehoville.com.
According to the indictment, Buck met many of his victims on the
dating website Adam4Adam, but he also sometimes used a
“recruiter” who “scouted men” on his behalf. The recruiter was
not identified or described further in the court documents.
If convicted in either Moore’s or Dean’s death, Buck faces a
minimum of 20 years in federal prison. Buck will remain in
custody until his court hearing.
https://thepridela.com/2019/10/update-ed-bucks-court-hearing-set- for-next-month/
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