Boston Man Indicted for Allegedly Drugging, Robbing Gay Men

A Boston man was indicted Friday on charges that he targeted gay men to drug and rob them in 2013, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said, MyFoxBoston reports.

Riccardo D'Orsainville, 50, is accused of posing as a wealthy European under the alias Robert Young to lure gay men, at least one of whom he met on a gay dating website. He has been indicted on charges of poisoning, larceny over $250 and receiving stolen property.

Authorities say D'Orsainville met up with at least three men who took him to their homes for drinks. Police say D'Orsainville drugged them, causing them to pass out, and allegedly rob them while they were asleep. Police said the victims woke up and "realized thousands of dollars worth of their property was missing." One victim said he woke up to find his hands tied behind his back, local news station WCVB reports.

According to cops, D'Orsainville met at least one of them via a gay dating site. The two went for drinks and returned to the victim's home, where D'Orsainville allegedly slipped something into his drink. When the man woke up the next morning, he discovered his valuables were gone. WCVB notes two victims said they met D'Orsainville in a bar.

MyFoxBoston reports the stolen items includes a $1,500 suitcase, a $12,000 watch and a $13,000 oil painting.

The alleged incidents took place between March and April 2013.

Police reached out to Boston's LGBTQ community and said someone eventually recognized a description of the suspect, who has reportedly been convicted in federal court of defrauding the Boston Veterans Affairs Research Institute, according to MyFoxBoston. That recognition lead Boston police to D'Orsainville's home, where they found the items that were reported missing from victims.

"This case was particularly troubling to me due to the circumstances involved in these incidents," Boston Police Commissioner William Evans told WCVB. "I would like to acknowledge the great work of my detectives and prosecutors from the DA's office who worked very hard to get justice for these victims."