US: Florida woman guilty of mother-to-child HIV transmission

In what appears to be the first successful case of a criminal prosecution for mother-to-child transmission of HIV in the US (a Canadian woman was prosecuted under similar circumtances in 2006), a Florida woman has been sentenced to two years’ probation after she pleaded guilty to felony child neglect.

She had faced up to 15 years in prison, but “prosecutors agreed to the deal because sending her to prison would significantly hinder her ability to care for him financially in the future.”

 

 

US: Californian civil liability case begins

The ground-breaking civil liability lawsuit between Bridget B. and John B. began two weeks ago in a California courtroom. So far, only two stories have appeared, suggesting that either the case has been adjourned, or the press have been banned.

[Update]US: North Carolina man under house arrest for having an STI

 

 

 

 

US: Oklahoma woman charged with HIV exposure for biting

 

 

[Update]US: Mississippi woman gets 10 years, nine suspended, for HIV exposure

 

[Update]Australia: No more appeals for Andree Chad Parenzee

 

 

 

US: Man in sex offender treatment programme ‘offends’ again

 

 

 

 

[Update]US: Another Michigan man sentenced to 2 months in jail for HIV exposure

 

 

 

[Update]Canada: HIV-positive hemophiliac with cancer imprisoned for 14 months for HIV exposure