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One of the most powerful men in NYC's gay nightlife scene faces over a decade of sexual misconduct allegations
NBC News ^
| Aug 25, 2022
| Matt Lavietes
Posted on 08/26/2022 6:55:58 AM PDT by fwdude
Michael J. Cohen, one of the most prominent figures in New York’s gay nightlife scene, has long reigned as a gatekeeper for young queer men looking to attend exclusive parties and clubs. He now faces a range of sexual misconduct allegations — including accusations that he groped or pressured men to have sex or send nude photos, as well as a claim of sexual assault — from members of that same community, according to nine people who told NBC News about their experiences over the past decade.
In 2015, Charles Battersby, then 19, was elated when Cohen offered to introduce him to other gay college students at the weekly parties Cohen hosted at the nightclub Goldbar, Battersby said. But once Battersby was inside, he said, Cohen repeatedly groped his genitals and buttocks throughout the evening. Cohen continued to touch Battersby without his consent at future parties, Battersby alleged, but he eventually decided to endure this behavior because he saw it as the price of admission.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2manyperverts; buttpirate; fdrq; globohomo; globohomoagenda; homosexualagenda; newyork; powerfulpervert; powerfulperverts; rumpranger
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Besides the obvious lasciviousness of this world view, could it be that the media is finally beginning to turn on their pet mascot group in favor of other convenient victims? This article would NEVER have been published in the years leading up to the marriage redefinition Supreme Court ruling in 2015.
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posted on
08/26/2022 6:55:58 AM PDT
by
fwdude
To: fwdude
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posted on
08/26/2022 6:59:26 AM PDT
by
metmom
(...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
To: fwdude
From the article:
Six of the nine accusers said that because they were newly out of the closet and didn’t know many queer people when the encounters occurred, they presumed that the incidents were normal within the gay community, even though they were upset by them at the time.
They weren't incorrect.
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posted on
08/26/2022 7:01:31 AM PDT
by
fwdude
(Racism is not dead, but it is on life support - kept alive by politicians….” — Thomas Sowell)
To: fwdude
Hey at least he didn’t give them monkeypox, or worse yet, COVID! (/sarc)
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posted on
08/26/2022 7:04:28 AM PDT
by
Panzerfaust
(The HK P7 .....it's what Jesus would carry)
Mentally ill promiscuous predators…
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posted on
08/26/2022 7:07:20 AM PDT
by
TnTnTn
To: fwdude
... one of the most prominent figures in New York’s gay nightlife scene ...What a claim to fame!
To: fwdude
Did you expect to find Christian, cultured gentlemen devoted to family, career and a country among the gay, epicurean hedonistic, neo pagan community? Wonder how many “voluntary” donations this guy extracted from his pathetic group for the Democratic Party and their candidates. Sure this guy received a variety of different kickbacks as he exercised his power on behalf of his fellow decadent Democrats.
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posted on
08/26/2022 7:13:50 AM PDT
by
allendale
To: fwdude
So why did he go to “future parties”?
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posted on
08/26/2022 7:16:52 AM PDT
by
Ge0ffrey
To: fwdude
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posted on
08/26/2022 7:21:42 AM PDT
by
Menehune56
("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
To: gloryblaze
“. one of the most prominent figures in New York’s gay nightlife scene ...
What a claim to fame!”
__________________________________________________________
His mother thought he was a piano player in a high class NYC whore house.
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posted on
08/26/2022 7:26:08 AM PDT
by
Saltmeat
(69)
To: fwdude
He looks like a slightly younger Harvey Weinstein.
And please remember that noticing patterns is strictly
verboten.
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posted on
08/26/2022 7:32:57 AM PDT
by
Blurb2350
(posted from my 1500-watt blow dryer)
To: gloryblaze
Her he is.....
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posted on
08/26/2022 7:33:30 AM PDT
by
caww
(O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......Augustine)
To: Panzerfaust
I’ll bet Cohen is “married.”
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posted on
08/26/2022 7:34:07 AM PDT
by
fwdude
(Racism is not dead, but it is on life support - kept alive by politicians….” — Thomas Sowell)
To: caww
You should have said, “Here SHE is.” Or, better yet, “Here IT is.”
To: fwdude
Cohen continued to touch Battersby without his consent at future parties, Battersby alleged, but he eventually decided to endure this behavior because he saw it as the price of admission. Yes, and Ashley Judd knew the price of admission into Hollywood was to spend time of Harvey Weinstein's couch. Both Battersby and Judd paid price. F*** 'em.
Battersby. Batteredboy would be a better name.
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posted on
08/26/2022 7:37:15 AM PDT
by
libertylover
(Our biggest problem, BY FAR, is that almost all of big media is agenda-driven, not-truth driven.)
To: fwdude
Kevin Spacey- is that you??
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posted on
08/26/2022 7:37:37 AM PDT
by
Reddy
(BO stinks)
To: Menehune56
Thanks. I thought I included the link. I guess the disgust had my sensibilities off.
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posted on
08/26/2022 7:42:20 AM PDT
by
fwdude
(Racism is not dead, but it is on life support - kept alive by politicians….” — Thomas Sowell)
To: Ge0ffrey
So why did he go to “future parties”? To build a "reputation?"
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posted on
08/26/2022 7:43:55 AM PDT
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fwdude
(Racism is not dead, but it is on life support - kept alive by politicians….” — Thomas Sowell)
To: fwdude
Isn’t what he allegedly did pretty much the job description of “a gatekeeper for young queer men looking to attend exclusive parties and clubs”?
To: Ge0ffrey
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posted on
08/26/2022 7:45:14 AM PDT
by
NativeSon
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