A man has been indicted for a scheme in which he is accused of drugging gay men at their homes and making off with their expensive belongings, prosecutors said.The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office and Boston police said Riccardo D'Orsainville, 50, of Norwood, was indicted Friday on kidnapping and larceny charges. D'Orsainville is accused of posing as a wealthy European man, meeting up with the victims, and drugging them in their homes. Victims said that when they awakened, they realized that thousands of dollars' worth of their property was missing. In one case, a victim said he woke to find his hands tied behind his back. In two cases, the victims said they met D'Orsainville in a bar. In one case, the victim said they met online. The alleged incidents transpired between March and April of 2013. He is not charged with assaulting the victims. Police obtained a search warrant for D'Orsainville's home and recovered the items stolen from each of the victims. Authorities said the stolen clothes hung in his closet and the stolen artwork hung on his walls. “This case was particularly troubling to me due to the circumstances involved in these incidents,” Boston Police Commissioner William Evans said. “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.”Get the WCVB News App

A man has been indicted for a scheme in which he is accused of drugging gay men at their homes and making off with their expensive belongings, prosecutors said.

The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office and Boston police said Riccardo D'Orsainville, 50, of Norwood, was indicted Friday on kidnapping and larceny charges.


D'Orsainville is accused of posing as a wealthy European man, meeting up with the victims, and drugging them in their homes. Victims said that when they awakened, they realized that thousands of dollars' worth of their property was missing. In one case, a victim said he woke to find his hands tied behind his back.

In two cases, the victims said they met D'Orsainville in a bar. In one case, the victim said they met online. The alleged incidents transpired between March and April of 2013.

He is not charged with assaulting the victims.

Police obtained a search warrant for D'Orsainville's home and recovered the items stolen from each of the victims. Authorities said the stolen clothes hung in his closet and the stolen artwork hung on his walls.

“This case was particularly troubling to me due to the circumstances involved in these incidents,” Boston Police Commissioner William Evans said. “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.”