6 Women Drugged, Raped By Lower Bucks Man They Met On Dating Site: DA

LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA —Six women were drugged and sexually assaulted after meeting a Lower Bucks County man on a dating site and authorities believe there could be more victims.

The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and the Bristol Township Police Department Wednesday 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 each of strangulation and corruption of minors, authorities said.

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,” authorities said.

After meeting the women 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, authorities said.

The victims —who ranged in age from 17 to 30 —described feeling strange after consuming the drinks, not how they would typically feel after drinking alcohol.

They described feeling of 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 including staying up for days, hallucinations, and psychosis.

All the victims reported engaging in rough sex with Gallo 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 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.

Anyone who went on a date with Gallo and feels they may have been drugged and want that allegation to be investigated should contact Bristol Township Police Department Detective Emilyann Maialetti at 267-812-3024 or Bucks County Detectives at 215-348-6354.

Bucks County Detectives can also be emailed at bucksda.org, or the BucksCrimeTips submission email, buckscrimetips@buckscounty.org.