It's about time someone was held accountable for their own actions.
http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/art...rest07-ON.html
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ST. PETERS, Mo. - An HIV-positive man was arrested on a felony charge of having unprotected sex with his girlfriend because authorities said he knew he was infected.
The woman, who was not identified, is awaiting test results to find out whether she has the virus, which causes AIDS.
Authorities said Aaron Sindelar, 28, began having unprotected sex with her shortly after he was released from prison in January for a second-degree burglary conviction. He knew he had HIV, authorities said.
Thursday's charge of recklessly risking another with HIV infection carries a possible sentence of five to 15 years, sheriff's department spokesman Gerry Pollard said.
Sindelar was being held in state custody Friday on an unrelated probation violation, officials said. If released, he will be jailed on a $125,000 bond. Police did not know whether he had an attorney.
Missouri is one of 30 states that make it a crime to knowingly expose others to HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
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Every state should have this law. I'm sorry people get infected, but once they know they are they need to be responsible people and not have sex with people who don't have the disease. The possible prison sentence seems pretty reasonable to me.