HIV criminalisation cases

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

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US: Woman in Arkansas charged with “willfully exposing another to HIV” for spitting at police officer

Latest update 21 June 2024

Arkansas USA Spitting Women

US: Tennessee man charged with three counts of criminal exposure to HIV for spitting on police officers

Latest update 7 June 2024

Tennessee USA Spitting

Kenya: House-help charged with “deliberate transmission of HIV” for spitting on her employer’s food

Latest update 30 October 2023

Kenya Spitting Women Youth

US: Woman charged with “reckless conduct of an HIV-infected person” for spitting on the arm of a police officer

Latest update 22 December 2022

Georgia Spitting Women

Argentina: Man held at police station pending hearing for smearing blood on police officer

Latest update 12 December 2022

Argentina Spitting

US: Florida woman charged with five counts of criminal transmission of HIV for spitting on paramedics

Latest update 13 September 2022

Florida USA Spitting Women

US: Man charged with third degree assault for spitting at police officer in Kentucky

Latest update 30 May 2022

Kentucky USA Spitting

France: Woman to pay compensation for moral damage related to “fear of exposure” after spitting at police officer

Latest update 19 May 2022

France Spitting Women

US: Man faces felony charges after resisting arrest and spitting on police officer

Latest update 18 March 2022

Hawaii USA Spitting

US: 35-year-old man sentenced in Pennsylvania for allegedly spitting at prison officers

Latest update 10 February 2022

Pennsylvania Spitting

US: Woman charged with felony in Wisconsin for allegedly attempting to flick blood and spitting at police officer

Latest update 20 May 2021

Wisconsin USA Spitting Women Other

Canada: 24-year-old man sentenced to 6 months community service for spitting on healthcare worker

Latest update 20 April 2021

Saskatchewan Canada Spitting Youth

US: Prison inmate in Georgia charged with “reckless conduct by an HIV infected person” for spitting on officer.

Latest update 4 January 2021

Georgia USA Spitting

US: 31-year-old living with HIV charged with felony in Ohio for spitting on police officer

Latest update 11 September 2020

Ohio USA Spitting

US: Woman living with HIV charged with felony assault for spitting at police officer in Georgia

Latest update 3 August 2020

Georgia USA Spitting Women

US: Man charged with HIV transmission for allegedly spitting on firefighter, although spit does not transmit HIV

Latest update 16 July 2020

Florida USA Spitting

UK: 32-year-old man sentenced to 22 weeks for spitting at public service officer

Latest update 1 June 2020

England United Kingdom Spitting

US: Pennsylvania man charged with making terroristic threats for threatening to spit at police officer

Latest update 30 April 2020

Pennsylvania USA Spitting

Australia: Man living with HIV charged for allegedly biting and spitting at hospital staff

Latest update 23 April 2020

New South Wales Australia Biting Spitting

US: Man living with HIV arrested in Louisiana for trying to spit at police officer

Latest update 16 April 2020

Louisiana USA Alleged sexual exposure Spitting

US: Man charged with aggravated assault in Pennsylvania for spitting at police and yelling he was HIV-positive

Latest update 26 March 2020

Pennsylvania USA Spitting

UK: Woman accused of HIV exposure in Scotland for allegedly spitting blood at someone

Latest update 20 March 2020

Scotland United Kingdom Spitting Women

US: Man charged for allegedly spitting at police officer during arrest in New York

Latest update 9 January 2020

New York USA Spitting

US: HIV-positive inmate charged with reckless conduct in Georgia for allegedly spitting on prison officer

Latest update 30 October 2019

Georgia USA Spitting

Australia: Queensland Supreme Court reduces sentence of HIV-Positive man convicted for dripping blood on police officer

Latest update 29 August 2019

Queensland Australia Spitting

US: 31-year-old man charged in Georgia with “assault by HIV infected person” for spitting at police officers

Latest update 27 August 2019

Georgia USA Spitting

US: Woman charged with “intentional exposure” to HIV in Louisiana for spitting at medical staff

Latest update 10 May 2019

Louisiana USA Spitting Women

US: Indiana prison inmate faces charges of battery by bodily waste leading to infection for spitting at prison officers

Latest update 28 February 2019

Indiana USA Spitting

US: Indiana man charged with two counts of battery by bodily waste for spitting at medical staff

Latest update 30 January 2019

Indiana USA Spitting

US: Man living with HIV sentenced to 12 years in prison for spitting on police officer

Latest update 8 January 2019

Texas USA Spitting

US: 22-year-old prisoner charged with aggravated assault in Pennsylvania for spitting on guard

Latest update 27 December 2018

Pennsylvania USA Spitting Youth

US: Pennsylvania prison inmate faces felony charges after spitting at another inmate.

Latest update 16 October 2018

Pennsylvania USA Spitting

US: Man living with HIV charged in Texas for spitting at Police Officer

Latest update 11 September 2018

Texas USA Spitting

Australia: Queensland police upgrades charges against man accused of spitting at security guard because of suggested HIV

Latest update 7 August 2018

Western Australia Australia Spitting

US: Alabama man charged with assault with bodily fluids for spitting on healthcare worker

Latest update 20 July 2018

Alabama USA Spitting Heterosexual men

US: Tennessee man faces HIV criminal exposure charges for spitting at police officer

Latest update 11 June 2018

Tennessee USA Alleged sexual exposure Spitting

US: Kentucky man charged with wanton endangerment and assault for spitting at emergency responder

Latest update 5 March 2018

Kentucky USA Alleged sexual exposure Spitting

US: Woman arrested in Tennessee for criminal exposure to HIV for spitting at police officer

Latest update 1 March 2018

Tennessee USA Spitting Women

UK: Devon man living with HIV on suspended sentence charged with assault and jailed for spitting at policeman

Latest update 4 September 2017

England United Kingdom Spitting

US: Mississippi man arrested for "knowingly exposing another person to a disease" by spitting at police officer

Latest update 4 September 2017

Mississippi USA Spitting

US: Pennsylvania woman who told ambulance workers she had HIV faces charge of aggravated assault for biting and spitting

Latest update 19 August 2017

Pennsylvania USA Biting Spitting

France: Man living with HIV charged for spitting at police officer in Dijon

Latest update 3 August 2017

France Spitting

US: Man charged with “intentional exposure to AIDS” in Louisiana for allegedly biting and spitting at police officers

Latest update 23 July 2017

Louisiana USA Biting Spitting

US: Georgia police charges man of reckless conduct by an HIV-infected person for spitting at officer

Latest update 27 June 2017

Georgia USA Spitting

US: Pennsylvania man living with HIV charged with aggravated assault for spitting on police officer

Latest update 26 May 2017

Pennsylvania USA Spitting

US: Tennessee woman who attempted suicide charged with aggravated assault for spitting on first responder

Latest update 7 May 2017

Tennessee USA Spitting Women

Ireland: Man who spat at police officer during arrest sentenced to 2 months in prison

Latest update 25 April 2017

Ireland Spitting

US: 37-year-old man charged with intentional exposure to HIV and assault in South Dakota for spitting at police officer

Latest update 11 April 2017

Man indicted on intentional exposure to HIV charge Follow Mark Walker on Twitter @argusmwalker, call (605) 331-2333 or email mwalker@argusleader.com Published in Argus Leader on April 10, 2017

South Dakota USA Spitting

US: Florida man charged with two counts of battery for spitting on police officer during arrest

Latest update 23 February 2017

Florida USA Spitting

US: Ohio Court might reconsider restitution order for HIV positive man but not his 28 months sentence in prison for spitting

Latest update 25 December 2016

Ohio USA Spitting Heterosexual men

Canada: Ontario woman living with HIV given suspended sentence with 18 months probation for spitting

Latest update 29 October 2016

Ontario Canada Spitting Women

US: Missouri man claiming to have hepatitis and HIV is charged for spitting at police officer

Latest update 23 July 2016

Missouri USA Spitting

US: Ohio man who spat on police officers faces an additional third-degree felony charge for being HIV positive despite zero transmission risk

Latest update 2 July 2016

Ohio USA Alleged sexual exposure Spitting

US: Florida – 48-year old homeless woman faces charge of aggravated assault for spitting at police officer

Latest update 5 May 2016

Florida USA Spitting

US: Wisconsin man with HIV and hepatitis B / C charged with two felony counts of second-degree recklessly endangering safety for spitting in the faces of two hospital security officials

Latest update 20 August 2015

Wisconsin USA Spitting

US: Pennsylvania judge hands down extra 2-4 year sentence to prisoner with HIV who ‘spat blood’ at guards

Latest update 18 July 2015

Pennsylvania USA Spitting

US: Oklahoma man arrested for ‘attempting to transfer HIV’ following allegations he spat at a woman

Latest update 23 June 2015

Oklahoma USA Spitting

UK: Southport man who spat at and attempted to bite cops whilst threatening to infect them with HIV is jailed for 16 weeks; intent to infect was an aggravating factor said judge

Latest update 8 June 2015

England United Kingdom Risk Judges Police Biting Spitting

Canada: Winnipeg man receives close to maximum prison sentence for attempted aggravated assault for spitting; saliva on a cop following Superior court appeal

Latest update 16 December 2014

Manitoba Canada Risk Judges Appeal court decisions Police Spitting

Australia: Western Australian police can now force people who spit at or bite cops to undergo HIV and hepatitis B/C testing to "ease concern"

Latest update 28 October 2014

Western Australia Australia Risk Punitive laws and policies Scientific tests Police Biting Spitting

US: Mississippi man who spat at a cop during arrest charged under unscientific state HIV exposure law

Latest update 6 February 2014

Mississippi USA Spitting

US: Ohio local TV news claims that man who spit on hospital worker was using HIV "as a weapon"

Latest update 20 January 2014

Ohio USA Media/Public Opinion Spitting

US: Georgia man with HIV having treatment for seizures charged with ‘criminal exposure to HIV’ for spitting on hospital worker

Latest update 28 June 2013

Georgia USA Spitting

US: Texas man who spat on cops during arrest charged with aggravated assault because his saliva is considered a ‘deadly weapon’

Latest update 1 June 2013

Texas USA Spitting

US: Georgia man arrested, charged with ‘reckless conduct’ and ‘simple assault by an HIV infected person on an officer’ for spitting during arrest

Latest update 28 May 2013

Georgia USA Spitting

UK: Man suspected of being HIV positive spat at police officer – Latest News – Bury Free Press

Latest update 24 February 2013

England United Kingdom Spitting

US: [Update]Pennyslvania man, 20, sentenced to 6-12 months for ‘spitting blood in officer’s face’

Latest update 4 December 2012

Pennsylvania USA Spitting Youth

Canada: Saskatchewan judge’s explanation why he ordered a mandatory HIV test for a spitting incident

Latest update 16 November 2012

The physician ‘ s report was prepared by a duly qualified physician, licensed to practice in the Province of Saskatchewan. His report is in the statutory form A and it includes all of the information requested by the said form.

Saskatchewan Canada Risk Judges Spitting

US: Tennessee Court of Appeals rules expert testimony on ‘significant risk’ required for future potential HIV exposure convictions; acquits man for spitting

Latest update 14 November 2012

Tennessee USA Risk Expert witnesses Appeal court decisions Spitting

US: Woman in Arkansas charged with “willfully exposing another to HIV” for spitting at police officer

US: Tennessee man charged with three counts of criminal exposure to HIV for spitting on police officers

Kenya: House-help charged with “deliberate transmission of HIV” for spitting on her employer’s food

US: Woman charged with “reckless conduct of an HIV-infected person” for spitting on the arm of a police officer

Argentina: Man held at police station pending hearing for smearing blood on police officer

US: Florida woman charged with five counts of criminal transmission of HIV for spitting on paramedics

US: Man charged with third degree assault for spitting at police officer in Kentucky

France: Woman to pay compensation for moral damage related to “fear of exposure” after spitting at police officer

US: Man faces felony charges after resisting arrest and spitting on police officer

US: 35-year-old man sentenced in Pennsylvania for allegedly spitting at prison officers

US: Woman charged with felony in Wisconsin for allegedly attempting to flick blood and spitting at police officer

Canada: 24-year-old man sentenced to 6 months community service for spitting on healthcare worker

US: Prison inmate in Georgia charged with “reckless conduct by an HIV infected person” for spitting on officer.

US: 31-year-old living with HIV charged with felony in Ohio for spitting on police officer

US: Woman living with HIV charged with felony assault for spitting at police officer in Georgia

US: Man charged with HIV transmission for allegedly spitting on firefighter, although spit does not transmit HIV

UK: 32-year-old man sentenced to 22 weeks for spitting at public service officer

US: Pennsylvania man charged with making terroristic threats for threatening to spit at police officer

Australia: Man living with HIV charged for allegedly biting and spitting at hospital staff

US: Man living with HIV arrested in Louisiana for trying to spit at police officer

US: Man charged with aggravated assault in Pennsylvania for spitting at police and yelling he was HIV-positive

UK: Woman accused of HIV exposure in Scotland for allegedly spitting blood at someone

US: Man charged for allegedly spitting at police officer during arrest in New York

US: HIV-positive inmate charged with reckless conduct in Georgia for allegedly spitting on prison officer

Australia: Queensland Supreme Court reduces sentence of HIV-Positive man convicted for dripping blood on police officer

US: 31-year-old man charged in Georgia with “assault by HIV infected person” for spitting at police officers

US: Woman charged with “intentional exposure” to HIV in Louisiana for spitting at medical staff

US: Indiana prison inmate faces charges of battery by bodily waste leading to infection for spitting at prison officers

US: Indiana man charged with two counts of battery by bodily waste for spitting at medical staff

US: Man living with HIV sentenced to 12 years in prison for spitting on police officer

US: 22-year-old prisoner charged with aggravated assault in Pennsylvania for spitting on guard

US: Pennsylvania prison inmate faces felony charges after spitting at another inmate.

US: Man living with HIV charged in Texas for spitting at Police Officer

Australia: Queensland police upgrades charges against man accused of spitting at security guard because of suggested HIV

US: Alabama man charged with assault with bodily fluids for spitting on healthcare worker

US: Tennessee man faces HIV criminal exposure charges for spitting at police officer

US: Kentucky man charged with wanton endangerment and assault for spitting at emergency responder

US: Woman arrested in Tennessee for criminal exposure to HIV for spitting at police officer

UK: Devon man living with HIV on suspended sentence charged with assault and jailed for spitting at policeman

US: Mississippi man arrested for "knowingly exposing another person to a disease" by spitting at police officer

US: Pennsylvania woman who told ambulance workers she had HIV faces charge of aggravated assault for biting and spitting

France: Man living with HIV charged for spitting at police officer in Dijon

US: Man charged with “intentional exposure to AIDS” in Louisiana for allegedly biting and spitting at police officers

US: Georgia police charges man of reckless conduct by an HIV-infected person for spitting at officer

US: Pennsylvania man living with HIV charged with aggravated assault for spitting on police officer

US: Tennessee woman who attempted suicide charged with aggravated assault for spitting on first responder

Ireland: Man who spat at police officer during arrest sentenced to 2 months in prison

US: 37-year-old man charged with intentional exposure to HIV and assault in South Dakota for spitting at police officer

US: Florida man charged with two counts of battery for spitting on police officer during arrest

US: Ohio Court might reconsider restitution order for HIV positive man but not his 28 months sentence in prison for spitting

Canada: Ontario woman living with HIV given suspended sentence with 18 months probation for spitting

US: Missouri man claiming to have hepatitis and HIV is charged for spitting at police officer

US: Ohio man who spat on police officers faces an additional third-degree felony charge for being HIV positive despite zero transmission risk

US: Florida – 48-year old homeless woman faces charge of aggravated assault for spitting at police officer

US: Wisconsin man with HIV and hepatitis B / C charged with two felony counts of second-degree recklessly endangering safety for spitting in the faces of two hospital security officials

US: Pennsylvania judge hands down extra 2-4 year sentence to prisoner with HIV who ‘spat blood’ at guards

US: Oklahoma man arrested for ‘attempting to transfer HIV’ following allegations he spat at a woman

UK: Southport man who spat at and attempted to bite cops whilst threatening to infect them with HIV is jailed for 16 weeks; intent to infect was an aggravating factor said judge

Canada: Winnipeg man receives close to maximum prison sentence for attempted aggravated assault for spitting; saliva on a cop following Superior court appeal

Australia: Western Australian police can now force people who spit at or bite cops to undergo HIV and hepatitis B/C testing to "ease concern"

US: Mississippi man who spat at a cop during arrest charged under unscientific state HIV exposure law

US: Ohio local TV news claims that man who spit on hospital worker was using HIV "as a weapon"

US: Georgia man with HIV having treatment for seizures charged with ‘criminal exposure to HIV’ for spitting on hospital worker

US: Texas man who spat on cops during arrest charged with aggravated assault because his saliva is considered a ‘deadly weapon’

US: Georgia man arrested, charged with ‘reckless conduct’ and ‘simple assault by an HIV infected person on an officer’ for spitting during arrest

UK: Man suspected of being HIV positive spat at police officer – Latest News – Bury Free Press

US: [Update]Pennyslvania man, 20, sentenced to 6-12 months for ‘spitting blood in officer’s face’

Canada: Saskatchewan judge’s explanation why he ordered a mandatory HIV test for a spitting incident

US: Tennessee Court of Appeals rules expert testimony on ‘significant risk’ required for future potential HIV exposure convictions; acquits man for spitting

US: Maryland man gets five years for unintentionally spitting on cop

[Update]US: Pennsylvania woman gets 21 months to 10 years for spitting

US: Is spit now a ‘deadly weapon’ in New Mexico?

US: New Hampshire man forced to pay for cop’s HIV test after spitting

US: HIV-positive Georgia woman gets three years for spitting

US: Texas man gets 35 years for spitting; saliva was ‘deadly weapon’

US: Medical records released to prosecutors in Pennsylvania spitting case