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People Mag's 'Eligible Bachelor' No Longer So Eligible

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THE ACCUSED Zerola
Gary Zerola, a Boston-based attorney who graced People magazine's "Most Eligible Bachelors" list in 2001 and 2003 and once tried out to be a participant on ABC's The Bachelor, is now being charged with something that will likely preclude him from partaking in future reality dating shows: rape.

One 19-year-old in Boston is accusing Zerola of ripping off her dress and slamming her head against a wall after she returned to his apartment but turned down his advances. Another 19-year-old Bostonian is alleging that Zerola repeatedly raped her in his apartment. And then there's the 18-year-old virgin in Florida who claimed Zerola met her in a bar, took her back to his hotel, and stuffed pills down her throat. When she woke up she was naked and bleeding in bed (he never consented to a DNA test).

Complicating matters is the fact that the brown-haired cutey (look at those cheekbones!) overcame the hardships of the Massachusetts foster care system to become a state prosecutor on child abuse and domestic violence cases. He caught the attention of People after starting a charity that raised $10,000 annually for the purchase of Christmas presents for indigent children.

Zerola's lawyer seems to be employing the old rapist standby defense, claiming his client is "simply a man who meets women in bars." According to his website, "Attorney Zerola is not currently accepting new clients or practicing law."

11+ Victims of Gary Zerola:

4 victims of Gary Zerola testified under oath about what happened to them. I have heard of at least 3 other victims that came forward and told police similar stories. Below are blogs about 5 more victims. So far that is 12 women who all claim they were victims of Gary Zerola. There are many many more blogs posted by other victims of Zerola. Think about it. He is clearly a serial rapist and needs to be put away.

"4 years ago Gary Z managed to gain the trust of my family through business ties he has with my father and then drugged and raped my sister as soon as he had a minute alone with her. Luckily he never got his hands on me. This loser behind being put away is the best news I've ever heard! I can only hope that his fellow inmates teach him what it feels like to be manhandled."
-RT
Boston Herald

"a similar situation happened to me with gary, but i never reported it, and i was also 18 years old."
-a girl
Boston Herald

"Gary Zerola raped two friends of mine about 9 years ago. The last thing they remember was Gary buying them drinks at West St. Bar. They woke up naked next to Gary in the morning. Gary made sure he put enough drugs in their drinks so they wouldn't remember how they got there. They do know that they were raped. Neither of them had ever blacked out before in their lives. Read the blogs on Gary Zerola.... other's have similar stories"
- Florida International University Beacon

you'll get what's coming to you
Apr. 2, 2008 at 10:35 PM
Posted by BURN IN HELL GARY
these girls are absolutely telling the truth. how do i know? i'm in the same boat. i hope gary is miserable and tainted for the rest of his life, just like the girls he abused.
-Boston Magazine

" Boston magazine has found reference in court documents to prosecutors' allegations of a fourth incident, involving a young woman who claims her friends had to whisk her away from Zerola after he allegedly drugged her, though no charges were ever brought."
-Boston Magazine

http://www.bostonmagazine.com/articles/the_case_against_casanova/

Posted by: Victims on April 27, 2008 10:28 PM

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