Cases

HIV criminalisation cases

The latest cases curated for the HIV Justice Network from global news reports.

Showing 92 of 492 cases

Saudi Arabia: Syrian women beggars who had sex with two young Saudi men accused of being Assad’s agents after the men are diagnosed with HIV

Latest update 24 January 2014
Saudi Arabia Media/Public Opinion Alleged sexual transmission Migrants Sex workers Women

Ukraine: Man from Kivorograd released with a suspended one-year sentenced with charges in alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 17 January 2014
Ukraine Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Ukraine: Sevastopol man will serve 2 years in jail for an alleged HIV transmission following a suspended sentence for a previous conviction

Latest update 26 December 2013
Ukraine Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: Kemerovo man will have two years’ conventional imprisonment for allegedly transmitting HIV to his wife

Latest update 20 November 2013
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Australia: Sydney court sentences Zimbabwean migrant, 44, to a minimum of three years in prison for HIV transmission without disclosure

Latest update 15 November 2013
New South Wales Australia Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men Migrants

Zimbabwe: Man, 43, on trial for ‘deliberate infection’, accused by former partner after relationship ends

Latest update 23 October 2013
Zimbabwe Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: In Khanty-Mansi Region, man sentenced to 2.5 years of strict regime colony for perceived HIV transmission, non-disclosure

Latest update 9 October 2013
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: Man from Saransk jailed for 4 years for allegedly infecting his wife and child with HIV

Latest update 1 October 2013
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

UK: Judge directs jury in Leicester reckless HIV transmission trial to find Zimbabwe migrant, 32, not guilty of one of two charges due to lack of evidence, but he is found guilty on other charge, sentenced to 4 1/2 years

Latest update 12 September 2013

     

England United Kingdom Scientific tests Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men Migrants

US: Georgia man, 21, pleads guilty to ‘four counts of felony reckless conduct by an HIV infected person’, get 20 years in prison and lifetime sex offender status

Latest update 9 September 2013
Georgia USA Alleged sexual exposure Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men Youth

Australia: Gay man, 65, found guilty in New South Wales of ‘maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm’ following alleged transmission to former partner

Latest update 2 September 2013
New South Wales Australia Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

US: Zimbabwe migrant pleads guilty to ‘knowingly’ transmitting HIV to four women, receives 120 years in Texas prison

Latest update 29 August 2013
Texas USA Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men Migrants

[Update]Germany: Gay Bavarian soldier loses appeal against 2 year, 3 month sentence for grievious bodily harm following alleged HIV transmission during one night stand; a second, unrelated, case involving HIV exposure results in 18 months probation

Latest update 26 July 2013
Germany Alleged sexual exposure Alleged sexual transmission Gay men Heterosexual men

Romania: One year suspended sentence for Briceni man accused of alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 23 July 2013
Romania Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Moldova: Briceni District Court sentenced a 26-year-old man for alleged transmission of HIV to one year in prison with a suspended sentence

Latest update 22 July 2013
Moldova Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Sweden: Gay man, 27, found guilty of lesser charge of ‘damaging another person’s health’ after one-night stand results in HIV transmission

Latest update 28 June 2013
Sweden Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

[Update]US: Minnesota Supreme Court hears Daniel Rick appeal

Latest update 2 May 2013
Minnesota USA Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

Australia: Queensland man accused of ‘knowing’ HIV transmission has name released following hearing

Latest update 4 April 2013
Queensland Australia Alleged sexual exposure Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

[Update]Taiwan: Moral panic continues as gay man is indicted for alleged ‘intentional’ HIV transmission to many others

Latest update 4 April 2013
Taiwan (ROC) Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

Australia: Queensland police arrest man, issue press release, following alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 13 March 2013
Queensland Australia Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

UK: Man, 30, pleads guilty to ‘reckless’ HIV transmission, gets 2 1/2 years

Latest update 2 March 2013
England United Kingdom Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

US: Florida man charged with ‘criminal transmission of HIV and sexual intercourse without disclosure of HIV’ following complaints by two women

Latest update 4 January 2013
Florida USA Alleged sexual exposure Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

US: Texas man gets 15 years after pleading guilty to aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 1 January 2013
Texas USA Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: Nizhny Novgorod police investigates a man for possibly infecting his girlfriend with HIV under special control of Prosecutor’s Office

Latest update 24 December 2012
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

UK: [Update]Stigma alert: British tabloid’s sensationalised interview with former partner of man recently convicted of reckless HIV transmission

Latest update 5 December 2012
England United Kingdom Media/Public Opinion Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

UK: Scottish man receives compensation after acquiring HIV from his civil partner

Latest update 1 December 2012
Scotland United Kingdom Alleged sexual transmission Gay men Civil cases (non criminal)

[Update]Netherlands: Dutch deliberate injection retrial results in prison sentences three years lower than in 2010

Latest update 30 November 2012
Netherlands Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

Ghana: Ghana man arrested during live radio interview for ‘spreading HIV’

Latest update 3 November 2012
Ghana Alleged sexual exposure Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

US: Young gay Brisbane man, 20, charged with ‘intentional’ HIV transmission

Latest update 1 November 2012
Queensland Australia Alleged sexual transmission Gay men Youth

Zimbabwe: Woman, 22, accuses former partner, 38, of ‘alleged deliberate infection’

Latest update 6 September 2012
Zimbabwe Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men Youth

US: Michigan man who turned himself in for ‘deliberately’ infecting others, sentenced to 1.5 to four years

Latest update 2 September 2012
Michigan USA Alleged sexual exposure Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: Chelyabinsk court ruled three-year probation for a man who allegedly transmitted HIV to two women

Latest update 7 August 2012
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Belarus: young woman from Brest charged with 3 years in jail and a fine for HIV transmission

Latest update 5 March 2012
Belarus Alleged sexual transmission Women

Russia: In Magnitogorsk of Chelyabinsk region, a man is convicted for HIV non-disclosure and alleged HIV transmission;

Latest update 10 February 2012
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Romania: Man sentenced to 14 years in jail for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 3 February 2012
Romania Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Ukraine: Appeal court still finds woman criminally liable for husband and child’s HIV-related deaths, but reduces her sentence to probation instead of four years in prison

Latest update 3 January 2012
Ukraine Alleged sexual transmission Women

Spain: Man sentenced to 9 years for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 8 September 2011
Spain Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men Migrants

Belgium: Man sentenced to 3 years in jail for alleged HIV transmission in Huy

Latest update 7 June 2011
Belgium Alleged sexual exposure Alleged sexual transmission

France: Man sentenced to five years for alleged transmission during one-off unprotected sex encounter in 1999

Latest update 29 March 2011
France Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Spain: Man living with HIV sentenced to 2 years in jail for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 21 January 2011
Spain Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Portugal: Court of appeal confirms sentence of three and half years in jail for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 3 October 2010
Portugal Alleged sexual transmission

Russia: woman charged with 4,5 years in jail for HIV transmission in Bashkiria based on hospital’s information

Latest update 7 September 2010
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Women

[Update]Germany: Nadja Benaissa given a two-year suspended sentence

Latest update 26 August 2010
Germany Alleged sexual exposure Alleged sexual transmission Women

Australia: Defendant in AU$750k Sydney gay civil case now faces criminal charges

Latest update 30 July 2010
New South Wales Australia Alleged sexual transmission Gay men Civil cases (non criminal)

Russia: in Maloyaroslavletz woman convicted of HIV transmission to two men, found guilty and sentenced to 1 year 7 month in prison

Latest update 21 January 2010
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Women

UK: Scotsman pleads guilty to UK’s first-ever charges for HIV exposure

Latest update 20 January 2010

   

Scotland United Kingdom Alleged sexual exposure Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Belarus: 35-year-old woman is prosecuted for HIV transmission in Hrodno region

Latest update 30 November 2009
Belarus Alleged sexual transmission Women

New Zealand: African migrant sentenced to three-and-a-half years for HIV transmission

Latest update 29 November 2009
New Zealand Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

France: Man sentenced to five years for infecting current, former partners and baby

Latest update 16 November 2009
France Alleged sexual transmission Vertical transmission Heterosexual men Other

Russia: Moscow police prosecutes HIV+ woman for HIV transmission to her boyfriend as she knew about her HIV-status before the relationships

Latest update 4 October 2009
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Women

[Update]US: Colorado man gets 15 years in first-ever father-to-child transmission case

Latest update 22 July 2009
Colorado USA Alleged sexual transmission Vertical transmission Heterosexual men Other

[Update]Finland: Appeal court increases Hakkarainen sentence

Latest update 5 June 2009
Finland Alleged sexual exposure Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

New Zealand: ‘HIV predator’ may make legal history

Latest update 3 June 2009
New Zealand Alleged sexual transmission Gay men Heterosexual men

UK: Man previousy convicted of reckless HIV transmission jailed again

Latest update 11 May 2009
England United Kingdom Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Australia: Sydney husband gets 4 1/2 years after pleading guilty to infecting wife

Latest update 11 May 2009
New South Wales Australia Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

[Update]Australia: More delays in Stuart McDonald trial

Latest update 15 April 2009
South Australia Australia Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

Australia: Bail for African migrant accused in Adelaide

Latest update 24 March 2009
South Australia Australia Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Australia: Man pleads guilty to infecting wife, gets three years

Latest update 15 March 2009
Victoria Australia Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Canada: Ontario woman pleads guilty, gets four years in prison

Latest update 9 March 2009
Ontario Canada Alleged sexual transmission Sex workers Women

Canada: Yet another African migrant guilty, this time in BC

Latest update 3 March 2009
British Columbia Canada Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

US: Tennessee man accused of infecting woman during ‘drug holiday’, confesses to police

Latest update 13 February 2009

A 47 year-old man from Portland, Tennesseee became the 15th person to be prosecuted under Tennessee’s criminal HIV exposure laws this week after he was charged with three counts of criminal exposure to HIV. The details of this case, as…

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Tennessee USA Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

[Update]France: Woman receives five year suspended sentence for HIV transmission to ex-husband

Latest update 5 December 2008

On Wednesday, a 39 year-old HIV-positive woman from Orleans in north-central France was found guilty of the French crime of “administration de substance nuisible par conjoint ou concubin ayant entraîné une infirmité permanente” (administering a harmful substance to one’s spouse…

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France Alleged sexual transmission Women

Canada: Zambian migrant gets eights years, deportation, for HIV exposure in Winnipeg

Latest update 25 August 2008
Manitoba Canada Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

[Update]Australia: Michael Neal not guilty of deliberate HIV transmission but guilty of nine counts of attempting to infect a person with HIV

Latest update 31 July 2008
Victoria Australia Alleged sexual exposure Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

Poland: 34 year-old migrant charged with alleged HIV transmission to 11 women

Latest update 19 July 2008
Poland Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men Migrants

Russia: young woman in Zlatoust will have 6-month probation for HIV non-disclosure and potential transmission to her lover

Latest update 3 July 2008
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Women

Canada: Saskatchewan plans to prosecute man already convicted in Ontario

Latest update 3 July 2008
Saskatchewan Canada Alleged sexual exposure Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Australia: Sydney man pleads guilty to criminal HIV transmission

Latest update 5 June 2008
New South Wales Australia Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: Tumen man convicted for possible HIV transmission based on medical records and sentenced to 1 year 6 month in prison

Latest update 30 May 2008
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

France: Marseille man facing three years for HIV transmission

Latest update 9 May 2008
France Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

[Update]Canada: Owen Antoine sentenced to five years following one-night stand

Latest update 15 April 2008
Ontario Canada Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Australia: Not guilty verdict in Melbourne HIV exposure trial

Latest update 4 April 2008
Victoria Australia Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Australia: Jilted wife accuses husband of criminal HIV transmission twelve years after alleged event

Latest update 29 March 2008
Victoria Australia Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

[Update]Australia: Melbourne man not guilty of reckless HIV transmission

Latest update 20 March 2008
Victoria Australia Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Canada: HIV exposure charge dismissed following dramatic Ontario courtroom scene

Latest update 5 February 2008

           

Ontario Canada Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

[Update]Sweden: British man sentenced to 14 years for HIV transmission

Latest update 1 February 2008
Sweden Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

US: Further developments in California civil case

Latest update 28 January 2008
California USA Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men Civil cases (non criminal)

US: Iowa woman receives probation after pleading guilty to criminal HIV transmission

Latest update 27 November 2007
Iowa USA Alleged sexual transmission Women

Russia: Sverdlovsk regional court sentenced a woman to 4,5 years in prison for HIV non-disclosure and perceived transmission to three men

Latest update 20 November 2007
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Women

US: North Carolina soldier pleads guilty to reckless HIV transmission; sentenced to 40 months

Latest update 1 November 2007

 

FED Military USA Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

UK: Hunt for Mark James continues

Latest update 15 October 2007
England United Kingdom Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

UK: First intentional HIV transmission case in UK?

Latest update 3 October 2007
England United Kingdom Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Sweden: Three cases of HIV transmission/exposure in as many months

Latest update 25 September 2007

     

Sweden Alleged sexual exposure Alleged sexual transmission

[Update]Canada: Ontario woman sentenced to two years for HIV transmission

Latest update 18 August 2007
Ontario Canada Alleged sexual transmission Women

France: Gay man indicted for HIV transmission

Latest update 10 August 2007
France Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

UK: Michael Fielder sentenced (UK reckless transmission case thrown out due to lack of evidence)

Latest update 14 July 2007
England United Kingdom Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

Russia: 17-year-old girl from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski prosecuted for HIV transmission to four man; she can face up to 8 years in prison

Latest update 28 April 2007
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Women Youth

Serbia: Woman files criminal complaint against husband for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 2 September 2005
Serbia Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Argentina: 3 years suspended sentence for alleged intentional HIV transmission

Latest update 14 July 2003
Argentina Alleged sexual transmission

UK: Man sentenced to 5 years in Scotland for alleged “reckless transmission”

Latest update 17 November 2001
Scotland United Kingdom Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Cyprus: Cypriot fisherman sentenced to 15 years in jail for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 1 August 1997
Cyprus Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Bermuda: Man sentenced to 14 years for alleged HIV transmission under new changes to the Criminal Code

Latest update 6 May 1995
Bermuda Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men