HIV criminalisation cases

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

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[Update]US: 62-year-old man accused of alleged HIV transmission in Georgia given a $1.5 million bond

Latest update 6 November 2023

Georgia USA Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

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

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

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: Woman arrested in Georgia for allegedly having a sexual relationship without disclosing her status

Latest update 5 August 2020

Georgia USA Alleged sexual exposure Women

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

[Update]US: Georgia police arrests 32 year-old man accused of alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 2 July 2020

Georgia USA Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual 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 USA Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

US: Sex worker arrested in undercover operation and facing charges of HIV exposure in Georgia

Latest update 5 December 2019

Georgia USA Alleged sexual exposure Sex workers Women

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

Latest update 30 October 2019

Georgia USA 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: Another arrest for alleged HIV exposure in Georgia highlights why HIV laws need to be modernised

Latest update 8 August 2019

Georgia USA Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

[Update]US: Georgia woman who made claims of intentional HIV transmission on video, charged with a misdemeanor for harassing communications

Latest update 6 August 2019

Georgia USA Alleged sexual exposure Women

[Update]US: Man convicted in Oregon in 2012 for HIV-exposure and whose prison sentence in Georgia was overturned on appeal, arrested again for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 30 July 2019

Georgia Indiana Oregon USA Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual 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 USA Alleged sexual exposure Gay men Youth

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 USA Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

[Update]US: Georgia court of appeals rejects HIV denialist’ defence and affirms conviction

Latest update 27 September 2017

Georgia USA Defence lawyers Expert witnesses Scientific tests Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

US: Man living with HIV charged with aggravated assault in Georgia after biting police officer during arrest

Latest update 26 September 2017

Georgia USA Biting

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: Georgia man charged with "assault by an HIV infected person" against a police officer for not disclosing his status during arrest

Latest update 18 March 2017

Georgia USA Alleged sexual exposure

US: Georgia man pleads not guilty to charge of reckless conduct after arrest by undercover policeman

Latest update 29 October 2016

Georgia USA Alleged sexual exposure Sex workers

US: Man living with HIV pleads not-guilty in Georgia to charges of alleged HIV non-disclosure and prostitution

Latest update 5 October 2016

Georgia USA Alleged sexual exposure Sex workers

US: Man previously convicted of ‘HIV exposure’ in South Carolina charged in Georgia with ‘reckless conduct’ for not disclosing his HIV-positive status

Latest update 26 August 2015

Georgia South Carolina USA Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

US: Georgia man charged with ‘felony reckless conduct’ for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 25 January 2014

Georgia USA Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

US: Georgia man accused of HIV non-disclosure claims complainant knew he was positive

Latest update 1 January 2014

Georgia USA Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

[Update]US: Georgia’s HIV-specific criminal law to face constitutional challenge following woman’s non-disclosure conviction

Latest update 21 October 2013

Georgia USA Defence lawyers Alleged sexual exposure Women

US: Georgia man, 21, pleads guilty to ‘four counts of felony reckless conduct by an HIV infected person’, get 20 years in prison and lifetime sex offender status

Latest update 9 September 2013

Georgia USA Alleged sexual exposure Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men Youth

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: 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

US: Georgia man gets two years for HIV exposure

Latest update 13 January 2009

A 38 year-old man from Macon, Georgia has been jailed for two years and must also serve 200 hours of community service whilst on eight years probation following his release, for having sex with a woman he planned to marry…

Georgia USA Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

[Update]US: Georgia prisoner, found to be mentally incompetent by the judge, sentenced to 20 years for attempting to bite guards

Latest update 25 July 2008

Georgia USA Biting

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

Latest update 23 July 2008

Georgia USA Spitting

Latest update 3 June 2005

Georgia USA Alleged sexual exposure Gay men