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   In 2017, a young African American man, Gemmel Moore, 26, was   
   found dead inside the home of Democratic donor Ed Buck under   
   suspicious circumstances.   
      
   There were demands for an investigation and protests. But in the   
   end, authorities said there was not enough evidence to charge   
   Buck with a crime.   
      
   Then in January 2019, a second man, Timothy Dean, 55, was found   
   dead in Buck’s West Hollywood apartment. There were more   
   protests and demands for action, but Buck remained free and   
   denied any wrongdoing in either case through his attorney.   
      
   Now, prosecutors say a third man tried to escape from Buck’s   
   home in September after being drugged. They claim Buck prevented   
   the man from getting help.   
      
   This time, authorities took action.   
      
   Buck was arrested and charged this week with operating a drug   
   house, with prosecutors calling him a violent sexual predator   
   who preys on men struggling with addiction and homelessness.   
      
   The wealthy gay-rights activist is accused of injecting a 37-   
   year-old man, who overdosed but survived, with methamphetamine   
   on Sept. 11. Buck’s attorney could not immediately be reached   
   for comment, but activists who have long demanded action say   
   they are relieved by the arrest.   
      
   The case sparked soul-searching in West Hollywood’s gay   
   community about wealth, power and race.   
      
   “Black gay men’s lives matter. The whole black LGBT community is   
   going to be celebrating this evening because our lives matter,   
   and people need to know that. Even if we’re sex workers, even if   
   we’re on drugs, even if we’re homeless, we’re still part of the   
   black community, still part of the LGBT community,” activist   
   Jasmyne Cannick said.   
      
   Here is how the case unfolded:   
      
   Gemmel Moore   
      
   Moore’s body was found in Buck’s apartment in July 2017.   
      
   Paramedics found the 26-year-old naked on a mattress in the   
   living room with a “male pornography movie playing on the   
   television,” a coroner’s report said.   
      
   The report said Moore was visiting “his friend’s residence”   
   about 6:45 p.m. and “was witnessed by his friend” becoming warm   
   and unresponsive after using methamphetamine that had been   
   injected about 5 p.m. The male friend’s name was redacted.   
      
   The friend alerted a neighbor who “has medical knowledge” and   
   attempted CPR until a paramedic arrived. The report said Buck   
   called 911.   
      
   Investigators found sex toys, syringes and “clear plastic bags   
   with suspected methamphetamine in a tool box roll-cabinet in the   
   living room,” according to the report.   
      
   Moore’s death was ruled an accident, and an initial review by   
   sheriff’s deputies found nothing suspicious. But the following   
   month, Los Angeles County sheriff’s homicide detectives launched   
   a new investigation into Moore’s death after his mother, LaTisha   
   Nixon of Texas, and friends questioned whether the drugs that   
   killed him were self-administered.   
      
   A notebook found in Moore’s possession indicated he used drugs   
   with someone whose name was redacted in the coroner’s report.   
   The Times reviewed pages of that journal, in which Moore   
   purportedly wrote about using crystal methamphetamine.   
      
   “Ed Buck is the one to thank,” Moore purportedly wrote. “He gave   
   me my first injection of chrystal [sic] meth.”   
      
   Prosecutors ultimately declined to file charges in the Moore   
   case, citing insufficient evidence.   
      
   Timothy Dean   
      
   Dean died Jan 7. of methamphetamine and alcohol toxicity. The   
   death was accidental, and the drugs appeared to have been   
   injected, according to a coroner’s report.   
      
   On the morning of Dean’s death, Buck told a sheriff’s deputy   
   that Dean “began to exhibit bizarre behavior” and used a piece   
   of clothing to make a noose and tied it around his neck, the   
   report states. Buck said that he removed the noose and that Dean   
   began throwing clothes into the air.   
      
   Buck then went to take a shower, and when he returned, he found   
   Dean unresponsive, he told the deputy.   
      
   “He relays that he attempted CPR for 15 minutes before   
   contacting 911,” the report stated.   
      
   Paramedics pronounced Dean dead at the scene. Buck told the   
   sheriff’s deputy that he did not see Dean taking drugs and that   
   they did not have sex, according to the report.   
      
   Dean worked as a fashion consultant at Saks Fifth Avenue, and   
   previously, at Bloomingdale’s in Century City, friends say. For   
   years, he played in the Lambda Basketball League and traveled to   
   Paris to compete in the Gay Games.   
      
   “Joe Doe”   
      
   The latest man found in Buck’s home, identified in court papers   
      
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