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I repeat - I said you will get 25 years even if a CONDOM WAS USED and NO TRANSMISSION came about. Just knowingly exposing them will put you away. That is pretty rough.
In Iowa, if you are HIV positive and have sex with someone and use a condom and do NOT transmit it but still did not tell your partner that you had the virus, the police will come get you first and ask questions later before handing down a 25 year sentence. Hell, my doctor tells me every 3 months that if I am dating anyone at the time to have her call the one I dating before having sex to inform the person I am positive so to protect me in court so they can never go back and say "I didn't know" if things get shady. This is not right at at all.
My case worker was just here today and we discussed this. I couldn't believe how she WHOLE HEARTEDLY expressed that anyone who does not get written letter stating they have told their status to a potential partner or exposes another to HIV should spend 30 years in prison.
Philippe Padieu, 53 of Frisco, Texas was just convicted of 6 counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon for knowingly, intentionally, and recklessly infecting 6 women with HIV. He will soon begin a 45 year prison term. I am one of the women involved in this case, which used DNA evidence to help support the link between Philippe and all six women. I agree with you that HIV/AIDS - in general - should not be criminalized, but I want to go on record saying Mr. Padieu gave us no other choice but to seek prosecution. He blatantly and repeatedly lied about his condition. This is even more painful for those of us who were in a long term relationship with him. When it was discovered he was infecting as many women as he possibly could, he defied court orders to cease and desist, as well as to notify his partners and use protection. Exactly one day after the court orders he was back at his old game. We could not stand idly by - so we took action to stop him. I hope this is an extreme and rare case, but the law must intervene when a sociopath like Philippe is on the prowl. I live every day with regret - in hindsight, I wish that I had not been so gullible and trusting. We all learned from this experience -Now I would like to do more to educate women about prevention, and empower them to insist their partners use a condom. I would also like to advocate routine testing. Meanwhile I stand by the prosecution of Philippe Padieu and am glad he has been removed from society. I think everyone involved got a life sentence: He is paying a price for what he did and so are we. We will forever be known as dumb, deserving, sluts and whores - but at least we were brave enough to face the people throwing stones to keep him from shooting bullets.
Doesn't the bottom get put in prison for being so stupid? Meeting someone online and having casual sex without getting proof that the partner is hiv negative? using or not using condoms? Lying about HIV is stupid - but just trusting a stranger who may or may not even know their status is really DUMB!
Regan, Do you know of any political action that is going on right now to help people who have been prosecuted with these ignorant laws. Is there anything that we can do to help?? No one was harmed in this case. I also have never heard of one case that someone was infect by tears or saliva. Not one!! Please post information that we can start change. Thanks
It takes two people to have sex and both parties need to take responsibility for their own safety. As it stands now, the person with HIV is bearing full responsibility for hiv transmission when two people (normally adults) are involved. There is too much education available to the general public for people to be having unprotected sex.
Robin Bullard
wow, that is really crazy. There should be more laws in protecting people with HIV. Why is it that all people are not required to inform a potential partner of his or her status. I think everyone weather HIV or not should follow the same rules!!!
December 11, 2009