"Buck, 71, plied the men with drugs and then sexually assaulted them while they were unconscious or immobile. In Moore's case and that of another man, Tim Dean, he injected his victims with fatal amounts of methamphetamine."
"In 2021, federal prosecutors convicted him of nine felony counts, including distributing methamphetamine resulting in death and enticement to cross state lines to engage in prostitution. Buck, once a champion of causes such as fur bans and AIDS awareness, and a large donor to Democratic officeholders, is now serving a 30-year sentence."
""There isn't a moment that goes by that I don't think about him. This verdict doesn't bring him back, but it gives me some peace knowing someone was finally held accountable for what happened to Gemmel," his mother said following the verdict."
Ed Buck, a 71-year-old former West Hollywood political fixture and Democratic donor, has been held liable for the wrongful death of Gemmel Moore in a civil lawsuit. A federal jury unanimously found Buck responsible and awarded $2 million in damages to Moore's mother, LaTisha Nixon. Buck systematically drugged men and sexually assaulted them while incapacitated, fatally injecting Moore and another victim, Tim Dean, with methamphetamine. In 2021, federal prosecutors convicted Buck of nine felony counts, including distributing methamphetamine resulting in death and sex trafficking. He is currently serving a 30-year sentence. Buck previously donated approximately $500,000 to Democratic politicians and championed causes including fur bans and AIDS awareness before his 2019 arrest.
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