The man accused of infecting two women with HIV without informing them of his diagnosis will remain in custody
The investigation alleges that the man, who refused to make a statement, had been aware of his condition since 2016, stopped taking his medication and had sexual relations without warning the victims.
The 34-year-old man, accused of spreading a dangerous and contagious disease, refused to make a statement and will remain in custody, having been arrested several weeks ago by officers from the Bahía Blanca DDI.
The accused was brought before the prosecutor leading the investigation but chose not to make a preliminary statement. He will therefore remain in custody whilst the legal proceedings continue.
According to the investigation, the accused had known since 2016 that he was HIV-positive. The prosecution alleges that he underwent treatment for a period, although he subsequently stopped. The prosecution maintains that he had sexual relations with at least two women without informing them of his diagnosis and without taking any preventive measures. The case concerns two separate incidents. The first is alleged to have taken place in 2021, whilst the second is alleged to have occurred between 2023 and 2024. The complaint was lodged last year, when one of the victims discovered she was HIV-positive during medical check-ups carried out as part of her pregnancy.
According to the investigation, it was in this context that the man admitted he was a carrier of the virus. The woman did not develop the disease, nor was the baby infected, although the prosecution maintains that the offence was nevertheless committed.
Investigators consider it proven that the accused acted with complete indifference to the risk of transmission, concealing his condition from the victims. The prosecution further maintains that both women contracted the virus as a result of this conduct.
The arrest took place in early June, following a series of intelligence operations ordered by the courts to determine the suspect’s whereabouts. Officers established that he was working at a shop on Calle Perú, in the 400s, where he was identified and arrested.
The arrest was carried out by order of Court of Guarantees No. 4, at the request of the prosecuting authority. After being informed of the charges against him, the accused was taken to a police station and remanded in custody.
A man accused of infecting his partner and other people with HIV was arrested
In an operation carried out in the last few hours in Bahía Blanca, personnel from the Departmental Investigations Delegation (DDI) proceeded to the arrest of a 34-year-old man, accused of a reported serious crime: the spread of a dangerous and contagious disease.
According to police sources, the preparatory criminal investigation had begun last year. The suspect is accused of having infected his partner and other occasional partners with HIV, which motivated the Court of Guarantees No. 4 to decree his immediate arrest warrant.
Members of the local DDI, under the directives of the intervening Prosecutor’s Office, initiated various criminal intelligence tasks to find the whereabouts of the accused. The investigators managed to establish that the man was working in his own commercial premises.
Once the police personnel were at the scene and managed to visualize the suspect, they proceeded to his immediate arrest.
The detainee was notified of the content of article 60 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and subsequently transferred to the police station, where the procedures of rigor were held.
The accused will remain at the disposal of the intervening magistrate while the judicial case progresses.
Detuvieron a un hombre acusado de contagiar VIH a su pareja y a otras personas
En un operativo realizado en las últimas horas en Bahía Blanca, personal de la Delegación Departamental de Investigaciones (DDI) procedió a la detención de un hombre de 34 años, acusado de un delito informadamente grave: la propagación de una enfermedad peligrosa y contagiosa.
Según fuentes policiales, la investigación penal preparatoria se había iniciado el año pasado. El sospechoso está acusado de haber contagiado de VIH a su pareja y a otras parejas ocasionales, lo que motivó que el Juzgado de Garantías N° 4 decretara su inmediata orden de detención.
Efectivos de la DDI local, bajo las directivas de la Fiscalía interviniente, iniciaron diversas tareas de inteligencia criminal para dar con el paradero del imputado. Los investigadores lograron establecer que el hombre se encontraba trabajando en su propio local comercial.
Una vez que el personal policial se apersonó en el lugar y logró visualizar al sospechoso, procedieron a su inmediata detención.
El detenido fue notificado del contenido del artículo 60 del Código Procesal Penal y posteriormente trasladado a la dependencia policial, donde se labraron las actuaciones de rigor.
El acusado permanecerá a disposición del magistrado interviniente mientras avanza la causa judicial.
