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Indiana Police Say HIV-Positive Man Put 26 Women at Risk

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Von Allen

I think it's sad that our society would sentence a man who practices safe sex without disclosing his HIV status. The women involved are acting inappropriately in rejecting him and also in finding him guilty of a crime.

April 8, 2010 Austin Texas

Regina

It makes me sick when I read other HIV + people saying that a woman (or man) who chooses to have unprotected sex with someone they may love and trust would actually deserve to be infected. We, the infected community who are aware of our infection, have a responsibility to control the spread of the disease. We have the responsibility to inform our partners so that they can make their own informed decisions regarding taking the risk. Those who are reckless should go to jail!

April 6, 2010

jecinta

hi, he was fair by using a condom and none of the women tested positive. let them wait for 3 months and if no one tests positive then he is a free man,

March 4, 2010 kenya

Sean

screw the law ...yes morally it should be the right thing to do to inform your partner of the status but also on the other foot that person should be taking their own responsibility to protect themselves at all cost ... why disclose. if someone is stupid enough to put themsellves at risk by practicing risky or unsafe sexual acts then why is all the blame and responsibility put on the HIV POZ person...do what our own government does ...dont ask dont tell ..right

March 2, 2010 New York City

hiv4hiv

No on one asked me when I was diagnosed in 2002 who I got it from and now I am expected to inform any dude who tells me he prefers bareback sex what the risk is. To hell with that! Any adult gay male who doesn't know the risk deserves to get HIV. Problem is they need to blame someone for their risky behavior and the dude who informed that he has HIV gets the hit even though the idiot who prefers bareback sex has had sex with a dozen others who didn't disclose their status. Laws need changing

March 2, 2010

Gregg

I'm surprised that POZ magazine would interchangeably use HIV and AIDS. The article starts with "an HIV-positive Indiana man" and later talks about what he did "after his 2004 AIDS diagnosis". Did he have HIV or AIDS? While I don't condone him for not disclosing, there's a big difference between having HIV (especially if undetectable) and full-blown AIDS. Come on, POZ magazine!

March 2, 2010 Indianapolis

Dave Martin

Mr. Perkins was responsible and used a condom. Indiana needs to learn that there is far less risk involved due to that. The fact that none of the women turned out to be HIV+ should close the book on this case with Mr. Perkins being declared innocent of all charges.

March 2, 2010 Austin

katmed1

what is interesting is although the women did not become positive, and he Did use condoms everytime..just the fact he did not tell them/ under the law puts there life at risk..By 1993 standards. This should be an interesating case to watch,,

March 2, 2010 Miami

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