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HIV criminalisation cases

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

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[Update]UK: Closing stages resume in Newcastle HIV transmission trial

Latest update 18 February 2026
England Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

[Update]Senegal: Arrest toll grows to 26 in case involving gay men and alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 17 February 2026
Senegal Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

Senegal: New arrests reveal escalating criminalisation of gay men

Latest update 13 February 2026
Senegal Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

France: Teacher found guilty on two charges but acquitted of deliberate HIV transmission

Latest update 22 November 2025
Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

[Update]Thailand: Ongoing dispute highlights conflicting narratives around HIV accusations

Latest update 19 November 2025
Thailand Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

[Update]Canada: Man convicted in 2009 for alleged HIV transmission refused parole a second time

Latest update 24 December 2024
Ontario Canada Alleged sexual exposure Alleged sexual transmission Gay men Migrants

[Update]Qatar: British/Mexican citizen sentenced for being gay and living with HIV allowed to return to the UK.

Latest update 12 August 2024
Qatar Gay men Migrants

Senegal: 41-year-old sentenced to 5 years for attempted HIV transmission and “unnatural acts”

Latest update 10 June 2024
Senegal Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

US: 34-year-old man sentenced in Idaho to 30 years for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 7 May 2024
Idaho United States Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

Senegal: Two men appear in court charged with “act against nature and deliberate HIV infection”

Latest update 24 April 2024
Senegal Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

Germany: 53-year-old gay man in court in North Rhine-Westphalia for allegedly concealing his HIV-status

Latest update 5 February 2024
Germany Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

Taiwan: Man sentenced to 13 years for alleged HIV non-disclosure, complainants also sentenced to 1 year for the same offence

Latest update 15 September 2023
Taiwan (ROC) Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

US: Man arrested in Oklahoma for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 27 February 2023
Oklahoma United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

Tajikistan: Police arrest 10 gay men on allegations of HIV transmission

Latest update 15 February 2023
Tajikistan Alleged sexual exposure Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

US: 27-year-old man charged with alleged HIV exposure in Louisiana

Latest update 23 December 2022
Louisiana United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

Singapore: 32-year-old man with low viral load sentenced to jail for HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 28 November 2022
Singapore Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

US: HIV non-disclosure & exposure case dismissed after prosecution asks for date of alleged sexual act to be changed

Latest update 4 October 2022
Ohio United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

[Update]Taiwan: Supreme Court upholds acquittal of man accused of HIV exposure thanks to expert medical evidence on HIV risks

Latest update 28 July 2022
Taiwan (ROC) Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

Singapore: Man with undetectable viral load jailed for a year for allegedly not disclosing his status before having oral sex

Latest update 7 June 2022
Singapore Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

US: Georgia police starts investigation against man living with HIV for allegedly performing oral sex

Latest update 27 April 2022
Georgia Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

Spain: Man accused of having committed an offence of assault and battery for allegedly concealing his HIV status

Latest update 23 March 2022
Spain Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

France: 37-year-old man sentenced to 18 months, 12 of which suspended, for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 27 September 2021
France Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

[Update]Canada: Man found guilty of aggravated sexual assault for alleged HIV non-disclosure sentenced to 7 months and a half in Nova Scotia

Latest update 8 June 2021
Nova Scotia Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

US: Man living with HIV charged with assault in Ohio for having oral sex

Latest update 26 February 2021
Ohio United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

Mexico: Man files lawsuit against singer for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 13 December 2020
Mexico Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

Australia: 30-year-old man sentenced to 5 years for not disclosing his HIV status to sexual partners

Latest update 7 September 2020
Western Australia Australia Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

US: 36-year-old charged in Georgia with reckless conduct by someone with HIV for performing oral sex

Latest update 30 January 2020
Georgia United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

Taiwan: Gay man sentenced to 17 months in jail for not disclosing his HIV status

Latest update 24 December 2019
Taiwan (ROC) Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

[Update]US: Case of New Jersey man charged with alleged HIV non-disclosure reassigned to new county prosecutor

Latest update 19 December 2019
New Jersey United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

US: Man arrested and charged in Oklahoma for alleged HIV non-disclosure and transmission

Latest update 5 December 2019
Oklahoma United States Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

[Update]US: Male sex worker charged for alleged HIV non-disclosure in Michigan

Latest update 23 September 2019
Michigan United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men Sex workers

Singapore: Court sentences Malaysian man to 42 months in jail for alleged HIV transmission and non-disclosure

Latest update 6 September 2019
Singapore Alleged sexual transmission Gay men Migrants

[Update]US: 42-year-old man, convicted in 2017 for alleged HIV non-disclosure, arrested again.

Latest update 19 August 2019
Florida United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

[Update]Canada: Ontario’s Court of Appeal quashed attempted murder convictions and ordered retrial of man convicted in 2012 for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 12 August 2019
Ontario Canada Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

[Update]Chile: Civil Court in Viña del Mar hears case of alleged deliberate HIV transmission

Latest update 19 July 2019
Chile Alleged sexual transmission Gay men Civil cases (non criminal)

[Update] US: Michael Johnson set free after spending 5 years in prison

Latest update 9 July 2019
Missouri United States Articles Discrimination Punitive laws and policies Human rights Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

[Update]Singapore: HIV disclosure is not enough, prospective partners must also be informed of risks and give their consent

Latest update 27 June 2019
Singapore Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

Australia: Surgeon charged with rape in Victoria for removing a condom while having sex

Latest update 7 June 2019
Victoria Australia Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

[Update]US: Probation sentence in Arkansas’ HIV criminalisation case after undetectable viral load is taken into consideration

Latest update 22 February 2019
Arkansas United States Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

US: Man living with HIV arrested in Pennsylvania for engaging in sex work while knowing his status

Latest update 31 January 2019
Pennsylvania United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men Sex workers

US: Man living with HIV arrested in Florida for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 14 December 2018

   

Florida United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

[Update] UK: 26 year-old man loses appeal against conviction and sentence for intentional HIV exposure / transmission

Latest update 2 November 2018

 

England United Kingdom Alleged sexual exposure Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

Malta: Man accused of alleged HIV transmission found not guilty as no medical evidence to support the claim

Latest update 13 October 2018
Malta Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

US: 20-year-old student charged in Georgia with aggravated sexual battery and reckless conduct for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 3 October 2018

   

Georgia United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men Youth

[Update] Australia: Gay man jailed for a maximum term of four years and six months for alleged HIV transmission and non-disclosure

Latest update 26 September 2018
New South Wales Australia Alleged sexual exposure Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

Singapore: 29-year-old man living with HIV sentenced to 2 years for HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 2 August 2018
Singapore Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

[Update] US: Charges of alleged HIV non-dislosure dropped against gay man living with HIV in South Carolina

Latest update 9 July 2018
South Carolina United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

Mauritius: Police looking for man living with HIV after former boyfriend reports alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 6 July 2018
Mauritius Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

Canada: Gay man living with HIV sentenced in Quebec to 43 months in prison following conviction for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 5 July 2018
Quebec Canada Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

US: Idaho man charged with “knowingly transferring bodily fluid which may contain HIV”

Latest update 21 June 2018
Idaho United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

US: Man charged with “second-degree recklessly endangering safety” in Wisconsin for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 18 June 2018
Wisconsin United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

[update]Sweden: Supreme Court dismisses charges against man on effective HIV treatment recognising that there was no concrete risk of infection

Latest update 7 June 2018
Sweden Law and policy reform Appeal court decisions Laws and policies Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

[Update]US: Survivor’s story shows how Michigan’s criminalisation laws impact HIV positive individuals

Latest update 25 April 2018
Michigan United States Judges Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

US: Ohio man faces felonious assault charges for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 20 March 2018
Ohio United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

Australia: 28-year-old man faces criminal charges for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 8 March 2018

   

Western Australia Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

US: Iowa man sues former lawyer for not exercising the appropriate level of care and expertise in 2009 landmark HIV criminalisation case

Latest update 19 January 2018

 

Iowa United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men Other

US: 26-year-old charged with felonious assault in Ohio for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 5 January 2018
Ohio United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

US: 37-year-old man arrested in Louisiana for "intentional exposure to HIV"

Latest update 22 December 2017
Louisiana United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

Italy: 24-year-old man arrested in Florence and charged with grievous bodily harm for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 25 November 2017
Italy Alleged sexual exposure Gay men Migrants Youth

Taiwan: 11 men charged with alleged HIV-exposure and non-disclosure at sex parties

Latest update 10 November 2017
Taiwan (ROC) Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

US: Georgia Court of Appeals reverses conviction of man sentenced to 10 years for HIV exposure as prosecution did not provide a confirmed HIV test

Latest update 27 October 2017
Georgia United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

[Update]New Zealand: Court of Appeal reviews court decision in case of man sentenced for alleged HIV transmission and non-disclosure

Latest update 16 October 2017
New Zealand Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

[Update]New Zealand: 26 year-old man jailed for two-and-a half year for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 8 September 2017
New Zealand Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

[Update] Canada: 34-year-old man accused of aggravated assault in Québec granted bail; Court asks for viral load confirmation as one of the conditions

Latest update 24 August 2017
Quebec Canada Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

UK: 25 year-old gay man sentenced to 7 years in jail for ‘reckless’ HIV transmission to two men

Latest update 16 August 2017
England United Kingdom Alleged sexual transmission Gay men Youth

[Update]Canada: 27 year old Toronto man faces 8 new charges of aggravated sexual assault for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 21 July 2017
Ontario Canada Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

US: Ohio Court of Appeals upholds conviction and five-year prison sentence of man convicted for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 16 July 2017
Ohio United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

US: Man living with HIV charged with "sexual battery with intent to transmit" in Virginia for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 28 June 2017
Virginia United States Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

US: Prison inmate in Michigan on trial for alleged HIV non-disclosure despite his partner retracting his earlier statement under cross-examination

Latest update 15 June 2017
Michigan United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

Australia: Summary of proceedings in alleged HIV transmission case from initial trial to High Court decision to appeal dismissal

Latest update 11 May 2017
New South Wales Australia Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

Australia: Man sentenced to 5 years in jail for alleged HIV transmission in New South Wales loses his High Court appeal

Latest update 10 May 2017
New South Wales Australia Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

Indonesia: Eight gay men arrested and subjected to mandatory HIV testing after police raided party

Latest update 6 May 2017
Indonesia Gay men Other

Austria: Man, 51, sentenced to 15 months in prison for allegedly transmitting HIV to his partner

Latest update 18 April 2017
Austria Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

US: New court hearing granted for Iowa man sentenced to 12 years for alleged HIV exposure based on 2014 Iowa Supreme Court decision in the Nick Rhoades case

Latest update 6 April 2017
Iowa United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

Belgium: Brussels male sex worker gets 18 months for ‘attempted poisoning’ after disclosing his HIV status to a client who then obtained PEP following a single episode of condomless sex

Latest update 29 March 2017
Belgium Alleged sexual exposure Gay men Sex workers

[Update]US: Florida Supreme Court rules that HIV-disclosure before "sexual intercourse" applies to same-sex relationships as well as heterosexual ones

Latest update 17 March 2017
Florida United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

Czech Republic: Man living with HIV sentenced to 8 years in jail for alleged transmission

Latest update 16 February 2017
Czechia Alleged sexual exposure Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

US: Man living with HIV in Florida sentenced to 124 days in jail for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 14 January 2017
Florida United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

US: Florida man arrested for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 25 December 2016
Florida United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

Canada: Ontario’s Court of Appeal grants new trial to man convicted in 2013, over juror’s biased conduct

Latest update 1 November 2016

   

Ontario Canada Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

US: 24 years old Michigan man facing up to two years in jail for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 8 October 2016
Michigan United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men Youth

Czech Republic: Police issues Interpol warrant for man accused of alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 7 October 2016
Czechia Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

US: 33 year old Ohio man charged with felonious assault for alleged HIV non-disclosure and transmission

Latest update 22 September 2016
Ohio United States Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

Canada: Day release granted on appeal to HIV positive man sentenced to six years in prison

Latest update 20 September 2016

   

Quebec Canada Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

US: Gay man charged under North Dakota’s overly broad HIV ‘exposure’ law for oral sex without disclosure and condoms

Latest update 27 August 2016

     

North Dakota United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

[Update] US: Charges dropped against gay Tennessee man charged with ‘criminal exposure to HIV’ for receiving oral sex without disclosure

Latest update 1 August 2016
Tennessee United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

Romania: Former monk sentenced to 2 years and 6 months for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 12 June 2016
Romania Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

Sweden: Court takes viral load and negligible risks of transmission into account and acquit man accused of alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 31 May 2016
Sweden Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

Kuwait: 11 men arrested for suspected homosexual activities subjected to mandatory HIV testing

Latest update 30 May 2016
Kuwait Gay men Migrants

[Update]US: Iowa Supreme Court rules Nick Rhoades, who had his conviction for ‘criminal transmission of HIV’ overturned, cannot sue for wrongful imprisonment

Latest update 16 April 2016
Iowa United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

US: Memphis man charged with criminal exposure to HIV for alleged HIV non-disclosure during consensual sex

Latest update 15 April 2016
Tennessee United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

US: A Michigan Judge is about to Throw Someone in Prison Just for Being HIV-Positive… Again

Latest update 3 April 2016

     

Michigan United States Campaigns Judges Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

France: Court of Appeal upholds conviction of Swiss National for alleged HIV transmission but reduces his sentence to 5 years

Latest update 27 March 2016
France Alleged sexual transmission Gay men Migrants

US: Michigan man pleads no contest to HIV non-disclosure, will be sentenced in April

Latest update 22 March 2016
Michigan United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

US: Male sex worker gets probation after pleading guilty to HIV non-disclosure prior to sex with Batesville, Indiana mayor

Latest update 15 March 2016
Idaho United States Alleged sexual exposure Gay men Sex workers

Czech Republic: Update in the Czech HIV criminalisation case

Latest update 14 March 2016
Czechia Campaigns Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

Netherlands: Groningen nurse in ‘deliberate HIV transmission’ case removed from healthcare professionals register

Latest update 10 March 2016
Netherlands Medical/dental Gay men

Egypt: Moral panic in Giza police jail when gay man arrested under ‘moral debauchery’ law is discovered to be living with HIV

Latest update 9 March 2016
Egypt Risk Discrimination Media/Public Opinion Police Gay men Other

New Zealand: Charges dropped against gay man originally accused of criminal HIV transmission a year ago

Latest update 8 March 2016
New Zealand Alleged sexual exposure Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

Russia: Moscow police runs a case against a resident of Belgorod region who allegedly infected his friend with HIV

Latest update 12 December 2015
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Gay men