Businessman and sponsor of the Democratic party, 65-year-old ed Baca was arrested and charged in the organization of the crack house after a series of overdoses and deaths in his home in California.
According to prosecutors, the two men died of a drug overdose, and a third barely survived after he left the flat Tank last week.
Tank lawyer Seymour Amster told CBS News that he would «vigorously» resist the charges.
Prosecutors asked the court for a Tank Deposit in the amount of $4 million, calling it «cruel, dangerous sexual predator» who was chasing the homeless and those struggling with addiction.
«In his house, feeling the power Tank manipulates his victims who participate in sexual fetishes», — stated in court documents.
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The latest alleged victim allegedly injected high doses of methamphetamine in the apartment Tank 4 September, after which he sought medical help. The man returned to the apartment on 11 September and reportedly again received an injection of meth.
According to the Prosecutor, during an overdose the Tank refused to help and «thwarted» attempts to get help. The man allegedly fled and was able to call for help, when they reached a gas station.
Buck, a former candidate for City Council of West Hollywood, is well known in political circles in LGBTQ Los Angeles and has donated thousands of dollars to the local Democrats and animal rights, as well as Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
Ed Buck and Hillary Clinton. Source: twitter
In the case of a guilty plea, the Tank could be imprisoned for five years and eight months.
