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Sugar Daddy Meet Dating Site Responds to Gallo Arrest for Drugging, Sexually Assaulting at Least Six at his Levittown Residence, With Statement

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Last week Andrew J. Gallo, 44 of Levittown was arrested and charged with five counts of rape, strangulation, and possession with intent to
manufacture or deliver a controlled substance and relate offenses authorities said in the press conference just after Gallo was taken into custody on September 11.

Gallo allegedly met the women through sugardaddymeet.com website (SDM).

The site advertises itself as “a platform for generous men and attractive women looking to form honest relationships.”

SugarDaddyMeet.com did not issue a press release about Gallo’s arrest nor did the website inform its” 8.3 million members” about his arrest in any meaningful way this news outlet could discern.  The online dating site was certainly aware something was going on since the Bucks County DA’s office requested an array of documents from the company seeking investigative information about Gallo.

District Attorney Jennifer Schorn, in response to reporters’ questions about the sugardaddymeet.com website, said “they gave us the bare minimum and not specifically what we asked for and it’s not lost on me, these platforms know that they are inviting dangerous things to unfold.” Schorn said some social media platforms do cooperate with law enforcement.

“I would state unequivocally that Sugar Daddy was not one of those platforms.”

After the press conference, this publication called the press and media contact number for the “meet” website, leaving a detailed message seeking comment on several questions.

On Saturday September 14, John Martinuk, Manager of N. American Operations responded to the publication ‘s voicemail, left on 9/11/24, with his own e mail response.

Here is Martinuk’s entire unedited response:

Thank you so much for reaching out to us. I just got your voicemail, and although it is after the article you stated you were going to publish, I still wanted to give you our response.

We deeply sympathize with the victims involved in this case. The safety and well-being of our members is our top priority. We are committed to creating a safe online environment and take these issues very seriously. For 17 years, SugarDaddyMeet has worked hard to create a community for single men and women looking to connect for everything from romance to mentorship. Over that time, we have worked extensively to create an environment that is not only fun and exciting but also safe.

It has come to our attention that one of our members has been allegedly victimized by someone who used to use our site. We are working with authorities to assist them in any way we can. We do not condone violence against anyone. We have reviewed our database to ensure that the accused is no longer active. We are also reviewing our internal security protocols to make sure that SugarDaddyMeet continues to be one of the safest dating platforms available.

We take all allegations of wrongdoing on our site extremely seriously. We have built a reporting feature that makes it easy for any member to report
any bad behavior on the app. Every report is investigated by our team and acted upon based on their findings. In the rare instances that we have been contacted by law enforcement, we do everything we can to assist in their investigation.

We are also currently exploring what we can do to enhance our current verification and security process. This includes, but isn’t limited to, running our complete database, as well as any new members who join our site through the National Sex Offenders database. We will also be increasing communication with our members on how to date safely. Thank you.

As previously reported, the website’s postal address is in (Canada) Vaughan, Ontario. Martinuk has a profile on RocketReach.com which says he is currently the Manager of North American operations for Successfulmatch.com which are the same exact descriptors used at the bottom of his email response to this news organizations inquiry. He does not specify what he actually manages in his signed response.  This could be a cultural work force related  difference and/or formal business language differences/practices between the United States and Canada.  There is no mention of SugarDaddyMeet.com either on his RocketReach.com profile. Apparently Successfulmatch.com could very well be the parent company to SDM. LBS spent about two hours recently combing through publicly available online records attempting to disentangle the companies structure. So far that remains a work in progress.

What is intriguing and apparently inconsistent with the spirit of Martinuk’s comments is what is posted on the SDM website as of September 21, 10 days after Gallo was arrested (” SDM does not conduct background checks”). Remember, in his e-mail response, he said,  “We are also currently exploring what we can do to enhance our current verification and security process. This includes, but isn’t limited to, running our complete database, as well as any new members who join our site through the National Sex Offenders database. We will also be increasing communication with our members on how to date safely.

LBS took a screenshot early of the disclaimer hours after the Gallo arrest press conference of the websites copyright information and disclaimer (see below)

Credit: Lower Bucks Source Screenshot of SDM website page 9/19/24 4:45 am

On Friday at 4 p.m. Lower Bucks Source took a second screenshot:

Screenshot: SugarDaddyMeet.com website homepage

Again, the site says it does not conduct background checks on the members of the website.

Second point although a good idea in practice, running Gallo’s name through a “National Sex Offenders database,” before he was arrested gets the website nowhere for the cases currently filed against him. It appears to be generalized verbiage in response to LBS question(s) and little else.  Which national database is Martinuk referring to; Canada’s or the United States’? Canada does have a National Sex Offender Registry (NSOR), a “confidential database”  of convicted sex offenders that is managed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The registry is used to help police investigate and prevent sexual crimes. Canadians do not  have public access to the registry, like in the United States, the registry can only be accessed by Canadian law enforcement agencies.

This media organization did ask in the voice mail left on September 11, why didn’t SDM fully cooperate with investigators. Martinuk’s response to this direct question can be found in the second paragraph of his statement. “We are working with authorities to assist them in any way we can. We do not condone violence against anyone.”

DA Schorn said the website cooperated minimally. Since the company resides in Canada, it is not subject to Bucks County authorities and subpoena power is non-existent.

LBS firmly believes and practices our opinion(s) do not belong in stories of any kind. We don’t pretend to or try to be the active conscience of Lower Bucks County. Its obnoxious to do so.    We’re going to step outside that self-created boundary for one sentence in this story.

Mr. Martinuk, please keep that bullshit in Canada!

The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and the Bristol Township Police Department strongly believe there are other victims out there and is asking them to please come forward so that law enforcement 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 215-812-3024 or Bucks County Detectives at 215-348-6354. You can also contact Bucks County Detectives at bucksda.org, or the BucksCrimeTips submission email, buckscrimetips@buckscounty.org,  or anonymously by clicking here.

Editors Note: Content Manager Joanne Amees contributed to this story

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Bristol Borough Fire Chiefs Statement on Dorrance Street Fire

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Bristol Borough Fire Chief Herb Slack on Tuesday morning released the following statement on last nights Dorrance Street Fire.

It’s only been edited for style:

At  6:11 PM, Bristol Borough Fire Companies were dispatched to 340 Dorrance St for a dwelling fire with possible entrapment.  The first arriving fire chief found two semi-detached dwellings with exposures on both sides.  He immediately asked for the second alarm because of the volume of fire in the two dwellings and rapidly spreading to the exposures.
Fire companies quickly stretched hose lines to protect the exposures and begin extinguishing the fire in the two dwelling.  A third alarm was added for additional manpower.

Credit: Submitted

During fire fighting operations, it was determined that there was a one resident had not gotten out of the dwelling.  Due to the intense fire, with the first floors fully involved, firefighters were not able to enter the dwelling to attempt to rescue a residents who was wheel-chair bound and had been unable to escape.  There was one additional civilian injury and that person was transported to the hospital with possible smoke inhalation.  There were no firefighter injuries.

Credit: Joe Nelson

Fire was placed under control at 7:39 PM.  Fire companies remained on location for several hours due to the extensive overhauling to ensure the fire was extinguished.  The last fire company left at 11:26 PM.
Mutual aid companies supporting fire fighting operations including fire companies from Bristol Township, Bensalem, Falls Township, Middletown Township, Morrisville and Burlington County.
The fire remains under investigation by Bristol Borough and the Bucks County Fire Marshal’s Office.

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Bristol Twp Police Reports: Levittown Man Arrested on Aggravated Assault Charges, License Plate Stolen in Farmbrook and More !

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Bristol Twp Police Reports Feb 20 to Feb 24, 2026

Arrest 2-20-26, 1631 hours, Bristol Pike, Bristol, Pa. The below subject was arrested on  Warrant out of Philadelphia and released to the Philadelphia Sheriff’s. Bryan Pina No Fixed Address

Arrest 2-21-26, 2050 hours, Indian Creek Drive, Levittown, Pa. The below subject was arrested on the charges of Aggravated Assault, Strangulation, Simple Assault, Terroristic Threats, Criminal Mischief and Harassment.  The subject was processed and arraigned by Judge Baranowski.  Bail was set at $50,000/10% and remanded to BCP. Christopher Helton Tompkins Indian Creek Drive Levittown, Pa

Arrest 2-24-26, 1228 hours, Bath Road, Bristol, Pa. The below subject was arrested on a Local Warrant out of Bristol Township.  The subject was processed and arraigned by Judge Wagner.  Bail was set at $50,000/10% and remanded to BCP. Sean Edward Hubert No fixed address

Arrest 2-24-26, 1644 hours, Bristol Pike, Bristol, Pa. The below subject was arrested on a Bench Warrant out of Bucks County and released to the Sheriff’s. Steven Louis Robbins No Fixed Address

Theft: Retail 2-20-26, 2240 hours, Bristol Pike, Bristol, Pa. On 2-20-26 at approximately 2235 hours two unknown subjects removed several items passing all points of sale. The estimated value is $20.00.

Theft 2-23-26, 1659 hours, Farmbrook Drive, Levittown, Pa. Sometime overnight an unknown subject removed the license plate from a 2002 Chevy.  No value given.

Theft 2-24-26, 1252 hours, Marion Avenue, Levittown, Pa. Sometime over the past two weeks an unknown subject removed a package from a residence.  The estimated value is $439.00.

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Bristol Twp. School District Clothing Drive Does More Than Provide Attire, It Provides Stability for Students in Need

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It is one thing to see a teenage student on their way to school wearing a “hoodie” on a cold winter day.

It is an entirely different image to see a child heading to school on that same cold winter day, not wearing a winter jacket. This is the very image Bristol Township School District and Police Department officials recently joined forces to fight with a significant financial contribution from philanthropist Gene Epstein

The school district said recently it has about 130 students experiencing serious stable housing challenges.

Dr. Meredith  Leach School District Social Worker said, holding the drive and providing the needed clothing for students experiencing a period of housing displacement can and does offer not only clothing, but a sense of stability students need to thrive in class.

It’s no secret, Leach said, that a sense of stability leads to achievement. By providing basic needs, such as clothing, they (school district and police department) are trying to put their students in the best possible position to succeed and thrive, despite the housing challenges their families are facing.

Leach said families experiencing housing challenges and alike usually self-identify to the school district and fellow counselors and social workers system wide to coordinate resource support.

“The school district also offers school supplies, hygiene items and if we don’t have it in stock at our offices we order it online.”

“Sometimes something so minor to an outsider, like organizers for clothing drawers, for a student means the world because it gives them a sense of control over some of the life circumstances they’re experiencing.”

“We’re lucky enough to live in a county and state where services for students experiencing this kind of life challenge there are an array of services and resources available,” Leach said.

So lucky that neighboring businesses, such as Five Below in Tullytown, donated to the cause once the clothing drive was announced.

Credit: Joanne Ames – Lower Bucks Source

The Clothing Drive

Leach said the clothing drive idea came to fruition once she and her staff reviewed the numbers and realized about 130 students were in need.

In the human services field (i.e. social work) a measure of your professional success and community connection is always having that one yet-to-be used resource in your back pocket that social workers place on the table when faced with a potentially troubling situation, experts agree.

I saw a social media post from Neshaminy School District that said “we are filling our closets.”

Leach pulled out her “Ace Card” in the form of the Bristol Twp. Police Dept. Officer John Dobbs who in turn reached out to Epstein because they worked well together in the past.

The Epsteins donated to the cause as well as Walmart making a $500 contribution to the effort, Sgt. Jason Mancuso said.

We basically filled everything the school district needed for those 125 to 130 students, Mancuso said.

The Bristol Township Police Union (PBA) contributed a number of gift cards to the effort as well.

Leach in a moment of levity said of the clothing drive spending spree paid for by Epstein, “when do you ever get carte blanche to buy what you want as a social worker? Never!” She admitted to being a bit timid at first when selecting clothing items to purchase.

“Mancuso and Dobbs changed that for me. They grabbed boxes where I was grabbing packets,” she said, in joyous laughter.

The spacious school district office where the clothes are kept and distributed to school district social workers is filled with supplies for students now, thanks to Epstein giving Mancuso his credit card allowing Leach to spend thousands on students in need.

How could I not do it and live in good conscience, Epstein said.

“Those students were in immediate need,” he said “and it would take way too much time to set up a fundraising drive. Here’s my credit card and I don’t care what you spend. Get the kids what they need.”

Credit: Joanne Ames – Lower Bucks Source

“Whatever our students need we’re going to do everything we can to help them. We don’t want any of our students walking around with needs we can help them meet. I like to think we can help our students, and their families to be build a scaffold that they in turn can build upon.”

The response to the need by the Bristol Twp Police, the PBA and the Epsteins was amazing, Leach said.

The student-focused clothing drive officially launched February 2 and remains ongoing until the need no longer exists.

Any clean clothes, even if previously worn, can be dropped off at the Bristol Twp Police records department hallway or at the Bristol Township School Admin Building on Green Lane.

Opus Outreach Foundation joined the clothing drive shortly after it was announced. Items can be dropped off at Opus Elite Real Estate 119 Trenton Road, Fairless Hills. If you want to arrange a clothing drive donation you can call Christy Becker at 267 338-7518.

 

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