Posted on 09/12/2020 6:45:24 PM PDT by ransomnote
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BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Michael McDonald, a/k/a George Jackson, a/k/a Rabbit, 41, of Buffalo, NY, with four counts of sex trafficking. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison and a maximum of life.
Assistant U.S. Meghan A. Tokash, who is handling that case, stated that according to the indictment and a previously filed complaint, in October 2017, the FBI began investigating the defendant for operating an illegal sex buying scheme by employing fraud, force and/or coercion. According to information in the complaint:
• McDonald recruited Victim 1 to “dance” and “strip” in Florida using Facebook, telling her she would not have to engage in prostitution. However, once Victim 1 traveled from Buffalo to Florida, the defendant raped her and forced her to in prostitution in both Florida and Buffalo. Victim continued to engage in sex acts for McDonald out of fear. The defendant also assaulted Victim 1 on numerous occasions.
• In January 2018, the Plantation, Florida Police Department responded to a residence after receiving a 911 call that an individual was being held against her will. Victim 2 was rescued from the house. Victim 2 told investigators that she met the defendant and flew from New York to Florida. Once in Florida, she said McDonald sexually assaulted her and forced her to perform sexual acts for money against her will. Victim 2 attempted to leave, but the defendant stopped her and threatened to beat her if she attempted to leave again.
• In January 2017, Victim 3 was recruited on Snapchat through an individual she knew in her teenage years. Initially, McDonald lied to Victim 3 stating he could help her fulfill her dreams of becoming a singer and obtain custody of her children. The defendant event stated that he knew Beyonce. Shortly after meeting McDonald, Victim 3 told investigators the defendant allowed another man to rape her and made her feel that all she could do was work as a prostitute for him. McDonald controlled every aspect of her and life and isolated Victim 3 from her friends and family. The defendant also routinely beat, choked, and raped Victim 3.
The defendant is accused of trafficking a total of four victims.
The indictment is the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Stephen Belongia, and the Cheektowaga Police Department, under the direction of Chief Michael Sliwinski.
The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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Buffalo man, huh? Quite a visual.
Git a rope>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Too bad such a handsome man is so viciously evil inside.
I’m not sure but it looks like the cover of a record album, not a mugshot.
After reading the press release where he claims to know Beyoncé, my impression is the perpetrator is black.
That’s the lead singer of the Doobie Brothers.
He has the same name as the Buffalo guy.
Poor guy. I hope he doesn’t hear we associated him manhandling sex slaves.
Obviously, he has no remorse if there’s “no lookin’ back”. However, we don’t know him, but he’s our brother.
“He’s a singer with the same name. I thought it obvious.”
It was obvious. My response contained a reference to the album cover you posted and the Doobie Brothers’s “Takin’ It To The Streets”. My response was probably a little more convoluted than it needed to be. My bad.
“Obviously, he has no remorse if there’s “no lookin’ back”. However, we don’t know him, but he’s our brother.”
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“You don’t know me but I’m your brother
I was raised here in this living hell
You don’t know my kind in your world
Fairly soon the time will.”
The other poster didn’t get it.
I thought you’d want to be pinged.
That was a good catch with Michael McDonald. Wish I had his voice. 😁
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