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Man, Woman Met In Night Club, Had Sex For Months, Police Say
POSTED: Wednesday, July 7, 2010
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A man with HIV had sex for several months with a woman he met at a night club but never told her he had the virus, according to Jacksonville police.
Police said Ernest Ricks met the woman two years ago.
According to a police report, the victim contacted police and let them know "she had no knowledge of his deadly disease" and that she found out she was HIV positive from a yearly exam.
The report says, "She immediately told the suspect about the disease, and he acted as though it was OK and told her he must have it, too, since they'd been sexually active together for the past few months."
On Sunday, police found Ricks at the same night club where the two met and took him to the Duval County Jail to be interviewed.
Ricks told police he didn't tell the victim he had the HIV virus, which he's had for the last 11 years, according to the report, and that he "used a condom every time he had sex with her, that is, until she told him she was HIV positive."
According to the report, the victim didn't know she had HIV until December 2008, but police said she didn't report her situation to authorities until February of this year, more than a year later. It's not clear why she waited.
Family law attorney Mark Green said knowingly or intentionally passing on a sexually transmitted disease is a crime that will lead to jail time.
Green said it happens more often than most people might think, especially in spousal relationships.
Green said in this case, Ricks faces a felony charge because it's dealing with HIV or AIDS. With other STDs, Green said the punishment is a misdemeanor charge or up to a year in jail.
He said victims can also sue for damages and for the cost of the medical prescriptions or medical care.
Green said if Ricks is convicted of the third-degree felony, he could face a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
Police: Man With HIV Didn't Tell Partner - Jacksonville News Story - WJXT Jacksonville
POSTED: Wednesday, July 7, 2010
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A man with HIV had sex for several months with a woman he met at a night club but never told her he had the virus, according to Jacksonville police.
Police said Ernest Ricks met the woman two years ago.
According to a police report, the victim contacted police and let them know "she had no knowledge of his deadly disease" and that she found out she was HIV positive from a yearly exam.
The report says, "She immediately told the suspect about the disease, and he acted as though it was OK and told her he must have it, too, since they'd been sexually active together for the past few months."
On Sunday, police found Ricks at the same night club where the two met and took him to the Duval County Jail to be interviewed.
Ricks told police he didn't tell the victim he had the HIV virus, which he's had for the last 11 years, according to the report, and that he "used a condom every time he had sex with her, that is, until she told him she was HIV positive."
According to the report, the victim didn't know she had HIV until December 2008, but police said she didn't report her situation to authorities until February of this year, more than a year later. It's not clear why she waited.
Family law attorney Mark Green said knowingly or intentionally passing on a sexually transmitted disease is a crime that will lead to jail time.
Green said it happens more often than most people might think, especially in spousal relationships.
Green said in this case, Ricks faces a felony charge because it's dealing with HIV or AIDS. With other STDs, Green said the punishment is a misdemeanor charge or up to a year in jail.
He said victims can also sue for damages and for the cost of the medical prescriptions or medical care.
Green said if Ricks is convicted of the third-degree felony, he could face a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
Police: Man With HIV Didn't Tell Partner - Jacksonville News Story - WJXT Jacksonville