The staff at The Medical Center should be commended for its reaction to a situation where an alleged rapist brought a woman into the emergency room and claimed that she had been robbed and beaten.
On Sunday, hospital staff separated the suspect, Darryl A. Galloway, from the victim. According to police, Galloway brought the woman to the emergency room on the condition that she tell medical staff she was robbed and beaten. Instead, the woman wrote a note on her admitting papers that said “get him away from me please.”
Emergency room staff then took the woman to a room and called police.
This was a very alert, brave move by the woman and the quick response by the emergency room staff says a lot about how they handled this intense situation.
Galloway, 34, is charged with two counts of first-degree rape, first-degree unlawful imprisonment, attempted first-degree sodomy and fourth-degree assault/domestic violence.
The woman told police that she had gotten into Galloway’s vehicle in the parking lot of an area business. He allegedly began hitting her in the face with his hand before the two could get out of the parking lot. He then grabbed her around the neck as she kicked and screamed, according to police reports.
Galloway then drove to a location near Walmart on Morgantown Road, where he forced the woman to perform sexual acts, according to the police and court records.
He then stopped for gas and was armed with a butcher knife and told the woman he would kill her if she screamed, according to police records.
Galloway then drove the woman to another location, where he forced her to bathe and raped her a second time, according to police reports.
Warren County Commonwealth’s Attorney Chris Cohron said the emergency room staff has always been helpful in situations such as this and they are an important part in many of their cases.
Of course, Galloway is presumed innocent until proven guilty, but the hospital staff deserves praise for its prompt and level-headed response to the situation.
