A McAllen oncologist accused of sexual assault will enter pre-trial intervention for one year through an agreement with prosecutors.
Eugenio Gerardo Galindo, 63, is charged by indictment with two counts of sexual assault and a count of attempted sexual assault.
He has pleaded not guilty.
The agreement, of which The Monitor has obtained a copy, indicates that if Galindo successfully completes the pre-trial intervention program prosecutors will move to dismiss the charges.
Galindo signed the agreement last Tuesday, which state District Judge Bobby Flores signed the following day.
Edinburg police arrested Galindo on the charges on Dec. 6, 2018.
The allegations first surfaced against Galindo, who previously worked as the medical director for the DHR Cancer Center, in 2015 after one of his employees reported an allegation to police that he had sexually assaulted her in 2011.
Through that investigation, Edinburg police learned of another sexual assault accusation against another employee that also happened in 2011, when police alleged in a probable cause affidavit that Galindo “pinned her against a wall (in his private office) then started kissing her face and neck,” “grabbed her breasts,” and sexually assaulted her with his finger.
At the time of his arrest, Edinburg police said investigators identified four victims “alleged to have been abused by the doctor in a sexual manner.”
Verified Texas Medical Board records also indicated that police believed there were four alleged victims that included patients and employees.
As part of Galindo’s pre-trial intervention agreement, he is required to report to the Hidalgo County Probation Department once a month for a year.
That document also says he can commit no offenses during that one-year time-frame and that he must allow representatives with Hidalgo County Community Supervision to visit him anywhere without restriction, reluctance or delay.
He is ordered to pay the Hidalgo Community Supervision Department $60 a month and is prohibited from contacting the victims in the case.
The agreement also requires that he perform a minimum of 10 hours of community service per month and pay an upfront $500 payment to the Hidalgo County District Attorney’s Office’s pre-trial intervention program as an administrative fee on each count.
“I understand that a violation of any of the above conditions of the Pre-Trial Intervention Program, as determined solely by the District Attorney’s office, can result in my termination from the Program,” the agreement stated. “Termination from the program will result in my case being recommended for trial regardless of whether the termination is voluntary or involuntary.”
In addition to prosecutors dismissing the charges if he completes the program successfully, the agreement also allows Galindo to file a petition for expunction without objection from prosecutors.
“Should the District Court require an Agreement for Early Expunction, then the Hidalgo County District Attorney’s Office shall provide one upon my or my Counsel’s request,” the agreement stated. “This document may also be utilized to reflect agreement by the District Attorney’s office that they will not object to the immediate Expunction of the offenses and Cause Numbers that correlate to the charges and indictments that are the subject matter of this contractual agreement.”
Galindo is still allowed by the Texas Medical Board to practice medicine, but a disciplinary panel placed several restrictions on him following a March 19, 2019 hearing.
“Dr. Galindo is prohibited from diagnosing, examining or treating female patients or providing any consultation for the treatment of any female patient,” verified Texas Medical Board records state.
This restriction remains in place until the Texas Medical Board takes further action, according to the records.
