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HIV-Positive Sailor Sentenced for Consensual, Unprotected Sex

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yosemite

Just because a person is HIV-positive does not give any authority figure the ability to regulate someone's sex life.

October 11, 2012

dani

Navy regs on this are clear and he violated them by not wearing a condom regardless of whether or not the other party consented. Therefore he violated a direct and lawful order and was punished accordingly.

December 6, 2010

Gary

The first sentence says he was a Navy officer. That is not true. He is a Navy petty officer. There is a difference. Only commissioned officers are called Navy officer. Non- Commissioned Petty Officers are called Petty Officers - never just Officer.

April 29, 2010 Cartersville

Bruce Freeman

HIV lives here, but he's not the Landlord.

March 31, 2010 New York

Elizabeth

I am one of those two women you are all bashing, and I felt u needed BOTH sides of the story. First, Steven Franklin NEVER told us prior to having unprotected sex. I was already married to him BEFORE he told me he was HIV positive. Secondly, the other woman, found his meds in the refridgerator and questioned him!He lied of course! she looked up the meds online. After he continued to cheat on me from AFF.com, I left him. That's the OTHER side of the story.

February 20, 2010 Virginia Beach

Michael

I don't believe a crime here was commited the women are just responsible STOP CRIMINALIZING HIV POSITIVE PEOPLE!

February 14, 2010 Inglewood

Puleeze

Jay in Houston, you are completely one-sided in your argument. Those women were at fault also, maybe they should be forced through a court order to undergo sex-addiction therapy. What about an 'attempted suicide' recognition? Next thing they'll be crying rape! PATHETIC!! Both parties should be held accountable, not just the infected one. I mean they KNEW his status and had sex with him anyway!! It's always the Poz person's fault and I for one am SICK OF IT!!!

November 17, 2009 Portland OR

Outraged Homo

How ludicrous! Why don't they just execute HIV+ people when they're diagnosed instead of prosecuting people for what they do in their own sex lives? It seems unfair and inhumane to spend so much effort on promoting life-saving drugs if the life they're saving isn't worth living when you've got to always worry about whether someone is going to say you didn't tell them you're poz, or in this guy's case, not using a condom. LUDICROUS!!!

November 15, 2009 Washington

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