justice.gov | A federal grand jury today returned a superseding indictment charging
Edward Buck with four additional felonies, including that he allegedly
enticed victims – including a man who died at his West Hollywood
apartment after he administered drugs to him – to travel interstate to
engage in prostitution.
Buck, 65, was arrested
in September 2019 after being charged in United States District Court
with providing methamphetamine to a man who died after receiving the
drug intravenously. Since that time, federal authorities have continued
to investigate Buck for additional crimes.
The four additional counts charged today – bringing the
total number of charges in this case to nine counts – include one count
alleging that Buck knowingly enticed 26-year-old Gemmel Moore to travel
to the Los Angeles area to engage in prostitution. Buck allegedly
provided methamphetamine to Moore, who overdosed on the drug and died on
July 27, 2017.
Buck also is charged with another count of enticing another man to travel with the intent of engaging in prostitution.
The superseding indictment also charges Buck with one count
of knowingly and intentionally distributing methamphetamine, and one
count of using his residence for the purpose of distributing narcotics
such as methamphetamine, and the sedatives gamma hydroxybutyric acid
(GHB) and clonazepam.
Last year, a federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment
charging that Buck “engaged in a pattern of soliciting men to consume
drugs that Buck provided and perform sexual acts at Buck’s apartment,”
which is a practice described as “party and play.” Buck allegedly
solicited victims on social media platforms, including a gay dating
website, and used a recruiter to scout and proposition men.
Once the men were at his apartment, Buck allegedly prepared
syringes containing methamphetamine, sometimes personally injecting the
victims with or without their consent, according to the indictment.
Buck also allegedly injected victims with more narcotics than they
expected and sometimes injected victims while they were unconscious.
