Bucks County man charged with drugging, raping women he met on dating site
BRISTOL TOWNSHIP, Pa. - A disturbing dating nightmare has ended with a Bucks County man facing several sexual assault and drug charges, and officials believe more victims could be out there.
Andrew Gallo, 40, is accused of drugging at least six women he met on a dating website, then sexually assaulting them while they were impaired.
The victims, ranging in age from 17 to 30, reported meeting Gallo on a dating website, then meeting at his house for dates.
Officials say Gallo would secretly slip a controlled substance into the drinks of his victims, who felt "strange" after drinking them.
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"They described feeling a lack of control during the sexual encounter and being unable to stop anything Gallo wished to do," the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said. "All the victims reported engaging in rough sex with the defendant."
A man who identified himself only as Todd, showed up to Gallo’s home on Beechwood Lane in Levittown on Wednesday morning, to pick-him up for a painting job they started on Tuesday.
He said he’s known Gallo for 15 years and had no idea he was arrested a few hours earlier.
"I would never ever think that would happen," he says. "He’s a good guy, well, until it’s proven. I don’t really know what you’re really telling me, I’d like to hear it and see it for myself."
At Gallo’s home, FOX 29 briefly spoke with a woman who identified herself as Gallo’s mother and said he was at a doctor’s office and had no comment.
When asked about the allegations, she said, "I have no idea what’s going on."
A neighbor, Ken Hyshore, says he noticed a lot of women going in and out of the home but just thought Gallo was dating a lot.
He says a few months ago, he checked on a woman that was wandering with no shoes on in the rain, near Gallo’s home. She eventually got into a rideshare - an interaction that he’s now questioning.
"When I went over to her, she just didn’t seem like she was there, I don’t think she knew what planet she was on," he says. "Now, in hindsight, I feel really bad, maybe she did need help, but I just had no idea."
Lab results revealed the victims had methamphetamine and other drugs in their systems, while a bottle of tequila found in Gallo's home also tested positive for methamphetamine.
Gallo is 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.
Officials say they "strongly" believe there are other victims, and are urging them to come forward if they went on a date with Gallo and think they may have been drugged.