Police: Accused Bristol Sex Offender Raped Women He Met Online
by Alex Lloyd Gross
Bristol Township Police said that Andrew Gallo, of Copper Beach lane in Bristol Township has been arrested and charged with raping five women he met online. The women all were on a dating website called Sugardaddymeet.com. Police said that Gallo went by the screen name DREWSTER420 or KAE.
In one of the instances, a girl who contacted Gallo was only 17 years old so he will face charges of 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.
Gallo would invite the women to his home and allegedly give then a drink that would make them feel weird. 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.
Gallo was sent to Bucks County Prison under $5 Million bail by District Justice Terry Hughes. 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, bu************@bu*********.org.