Sep 15, 2024
The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and the Bristol Township Police Department today announced charges against a 40-year-old man for drugging at least six women he met on a dating site and sexually assaulting them while they were impaired. Andrew Gallo, of Copper Beech Lane, Bristol Township, was charged with five counts of rape by causing impairment, six counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, four counts of strangulation, two counts of selling or furnishing liquor or malt or brewed beverage to minors, and one count of corruption of minors. He was arrested on Wednesday morning and arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Terrence Hughes who sent him to Bucks County Correctional Facility under $5 million bail, 10 percent. The victims in the case reported meeting Gallo on the website sugardaddymeet.com, going by the username DREWSTER420. One victim also reported he used the name KAE. The sugardaddymeet.com website advertises itself as “a platform for generous men and attractive women looking to form honest relationships.” After meeting the females on the site, Gallo would arrange dates with them at his house, boasting about the great drinks he would make for them. During their encounters, Gallo would surreptitiously provide the females with a controlled substance in their drinks. The victims, who ranged in age from 17 to 30, described feeling strange after consuming the drinks, not how they would typically feel after imbibing alcohol. They described feeling a lack of control during the sexual encounter and unable to stop anything Gallo wished to do. The victims reported side effects from the drugs that including staying up for days, hallucinations, and psychosis. All the victims reported engaging in rough sex with the defendant, with some describing him putting his hands around their throat to the point of them passing out or almost passing out. Lab results revealed the women had methamphetamine and other drugs in their system. A search warrant was served at Gallo’s home last month and several items were collected and submitted for forensic analysis. One of those items, a bottle of Casamigos tequila, tested positive for methamphetamine. “The victims in this case are so courageous,” District Attorney Jennifer Schorn said at a Wednesday news conference. “They came forward to report crimes that quite frankly predators like this assume the victims won’t have the strength to do so and I commend them for their strength and courage.” Schorn also commended investigators for their hard work in this complex and evolving case. “This is an excellent example of law enforcement cooperation to remove a violent sexual predator from our community,” Bristol Township Police Chief Robert Coulton said. Gallo has been charged with raping five of the victims. The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and the Bristol Township Police Department strongly believe there are other victims and are asking them to please come forward so that we can help them get justice. If you went on a date with Gallo and feel you were drugged and want that allegation to be investigated, please contact Bristol Township Police Department Detective Emilyann Maialetti at 267-812-3024 or Bucks County Detectives at 215-348-6354. You can also contact Bucks County Detectives at bucksda.org, or the BucksCrimeTips submission email, [email protected]. This case is assigned for prosecution to Chief Deputy District Attorney Kristin M. McElroy and Assistant District Attorney Emily Knight. Sourced via CRIMEWATCH Bucks County.
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