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<\/p>\nMan, 27, Gets Life in Prison for Infecting Grindr Dates with HIV by Damaging Condoms<\/b>
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UK hairdresser Daryll Rowe has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 12 years<\/a> for intentionally transmitting the HIV virus to Grindr dates after purposefully damaging condoms.<\/p>\n Judge Christine Henson told Rowe that the victims are \u201csuffering life sentences because of your cruel and senseless acts.\u201d<\/p>\n Last November a jury convicted Rowe, 27, of\u00a0five counts of grievous bodily harm with intent, and a further five counts of attempted grievous bodily harm for\u00a0willfully infecting Grindr dates with HIV after damaging condoms<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Guardian<\/em> reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n The court heard that Rowe repeatedly sabotaged condoms, and then mocked victims saying that he was \u201criddled\u201d with the virus after they raised concerns. One man<\/a> said that Rowe was \u201claughing\u201d when he called, adding: \u201cBurn. I got you.\u201d<\/p>\n Rowe was first arrested in February 2016, but denied that he was HIV positive in his first police interview. The police put out a public health warning, asking men<\/a> who had had sex<\/a> with a man<\/a> matching Rowe\u2019s description to contact the authorities.<\/p>\n Rowe then went on the run in November 2016, targeting two more men<\/a> in the north-east while using a fake name. When he was finally arrested, he was found with a rucksack of sabotaged condoms.<\/p>\n During his first interview with police,\u00a0Rowe reportedly told them<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cEither this is a big, dramatic lie or someone out there has actually done this. What if they are just trying to single me out. Gay people can be horrible.\u00a0This is one of the reasons I left\u00a0Edinburgh\u00a0\u2013 there\u2019s a lot of horrible people up there.\u201d<\/p>\n More on the testimony that got Rowe convicted here<\/a>.<\/p>\n The National AIDS Trust released a statement calling it a \u201cdeplorable crime\u201d to intentionally transmit HIV and said \u201cour thoughts are with the victims in this case:\u201d<\/p>\n Daryll Rowe is to be sentenced today for the intentional transmission of HIV to five men<\/a> and for attempting to infect a further five. \u2014 National AIDS Trust (@NAT_AIDS_Trust) April 18, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The post Man, 27, Gets Life in Prison for Infecting Grindr Dates with HIV by Damaging Condoms<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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