So, I can across a new article that made me want to vomit! A 31 year old man in Boise, Idaho has been charged with knowingly exposing a sexual partner to HIV. The man confessed to having sex with 21 people he had met online since he was diagnosed back in October(KQH,2010). County health officials are trying to locate his other partners and say other charges could possibly occur(KQH,2010). He is currently being held on $500,000 bail(KQH,2010).
This is absolutely mind blowing to me!!! It is extrememly depressing and horrifying that these type of people exist in our world. I could never pity this individual because he obviously has no soul or conscience. Knowinly bringing HIV upon someone should be classified as man slaughter in my opinion. He is clearly a reckless human being and should be permanently removed from our society. I hope that his other sexual partners were safe and used condoms and hopefully this one case of an individual being infected is the only one. Personally I do not understand how one can have sex with someone they met online unless a relationship formed out of the meeting. Randomlly have intercourse with people you meet online hardly seems responsible but that being said even if it's you thing, wouldn't you expect both parties to implement the use of a condom?!?! I do not know the whole story of this man and how many times he did in fact use a condom but the whole situation is absolutley sickening.
It would be a different story if the man did not know he was HIV positive but even then I would hope no matter what a condom was being used. I just do not understand how a person can be so sadistic and careless. I hope he goes to prison and stays there. It's not like he only had sex with one person, he knowingly had HIV and had sex with 21 people without telling them. I really do hope the police can find the rest of his sexual partners so they can get tested. I can't even imagine how they will feel once they find out what this mad man did to them. I am so thankful that he was caught before he had the chance to risk someone elses life.
Did You Know?
The factors that contribute to an increased risk of HIV in incarcerated women are as follows, has used injection drugs, had had unprotected sex, has had a partner with HIV/AIDS, has had a partner that used or uses injection drugs, and has a history of sexual abuse. All thse risk factors should promt testing among women who have these risk factors.
Sources:http://www.thebody.com/content/whatis/art12954.html
KQH, . (2010, September 15). Boise man charged with exposing partners to hiv. Retrieved from http://www.khq.com/Global/story.asp?S=13158334
Ashley, the article you found was completely horrifying,I couldn't believe what I was reading. To hear that sick individuals as that 31yr old are out to spread HIV knowingly and not sharing information with the people that he is intimate with is horrible. I have no sympathy either for persons who act in such a way. Your did you know section had some interesting facts about how women increase their chances of contracting HIV. These factors are similar to incarcerated men as well.
ReplyDeleteCollege students have random sex all the time with people they have just met. Whether it is online or in a bar, random is random. I'll bet there are students taking this class that have had unprotected sex even knowing what they know now.
ReplyDeleteThis person you are writing about isn't the first. Oprah had a show on about some women who were all taken in by the same man and he was HIV positive. You should google it and talk about it in your next blog.
Women who are not incarcerated also have the same problems. I think the reason why it is showing up in incarcerated women is the testing that is done in prison. Many of these women came to prison already infected. They didn't become infected while in prison.