Idaho man sentenced to prison for intentionally spreading HIV
According to prosecutors, an Idaho man was sentenced to up to 30 years in prison last week for knowingly trying to spread HIV through sexual contact.
Investigators found that 34-year-old Alexander Louie, who is HIV-positive, was not taking medication and that he "deliberately had sexual contact with men and teenage boys in the hope of transmitting HIV to them," the Ida County Attorney's Office said in a news release.
"He lied to these victims about his HIV status," the prosecutor's office said. According to the defendant's own confession, he had sex with 30 to 50 different men and boys, including a 16-year-old teenager. ”
The investigation began in August as a result of a child grooming case when Louie began engaging in "online sex conversations" with a man he believed to be a 15-year-old boy, but was actually an undercover detective.
Authorities said Louie was arrested after trying to have sex with a man he believed was a 15-year-old boy.
The results of the investigation were conclusive, leading Louis to plead guilty to felony charges of transferring bodily fluids containing HIV.
He was also convicted of the felony of sexual assault of minors and children, according to court records.
Louis was sentenced this Friday to 30 years in prison and he must serve at least 16 years to be eligible for parole, according to the prosecutor's office.
However, the deliberate spread of AIDS is no longer a felony in some "advanced" U.S. states
California, an unwavering blue state that prides itself on being very "democratic" and "liberal," is at odds with Idaho, a rock-solid red state, on this issue.
Back in 2017, the state of California (hereinafter referred to as "California") proposed a law that shook the United States: drastically reducing the penalties for intentionally infecting someone with HIV.
"HIV is a public health problem, not a criminal one," said Senator Scott Wiener of California, who expressed support for the bill, which went into effect in time for Jan. 1 of that year, at an extraordinary pace.
California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 239, which reduces penalties for knowingly infecting a sexual partner with HIV.
California's original law, like Idaho, considered such behavior a felony punishable by 3 to 8 years in prison.
The new law, signed into law by Governor Brown on October 6 of the previous year and effective on January 1, 2017, has turned "intentional transmission of HIV" from a misdemeanor to a misdemeanor punishable by six months in prison.
This sentencing method is equivalent to putting AIDS and other infectious diseases in the same place.
Intentional contact with someone, causing other infectious diseases, is also 6 months.
The law also commuted the penalty for knowingly donating HIV-infected blood from a felony to a misdemeanor.
Democrats Scott Wiener and Todd Gloria drafted the legislation, which passed the Senate in May and was approved by Congress in early September.
In a press statement, Senator Wiener publicly stated why he wanted to push for the bill: to "modernize" the law to accommodate advances in HIV care and changing societal attitudes.
"Thirty years ago, at the height of the HIV epidemic, legislators passed laws that criminalized the actions of people living with HIV or added HIV-related penalties to existing crimes," Wiener said. ”
Wiener said the laws were based on fear and limited medical understanding at the time: "And in the decades since, social and medical understanding of HIV has improved dramatically. Effective treatment can significantly prolong the lives and improve the quality of life of people living with HIV, while treatment virtually eliminates the possibility of transmission. ”
Wiener's core message is: "HIV is a public health problem, not a criminal problem. These felonies treat HIV differently than all other serious infectious diseases, stigmatizing people living with HIV and preventing people from accessing testing and treatment. ”
Friends can remember the name of Wiener, because this is not the last time he appears in this article.
How big is the difference?
The deliberate transmission of HIV by Idaho men has caused a huge amount of public opinion in the United States.
Many people say that 30 years is not enough at all, and they want to see the following situations:
Death penalty.
The Americans in the comment area all brought their carefully collected emojis, illustrated and illustrated the scenes they wanted to see the most:
One shot kills.
There is only one workaround!!
The emoji he attached was a man with a gun, with a solemn face, and he deducted the board machine.
This incident has once again pushed Senator Wiener, who is actively and enthusiastically promoting the alleviation of the "deliberate spread of AIDS", to the forefront.
Because, after seven years, his ambitions are no longer limited to the deep blue state of California.
He recently said he wants to succeed Pelosi in Congress.
This incident completely frightened the Americans.
The name Wiener, they hated it "painfully".
Under any of Wiener's latest news developments, there will be people who tirelessly popularize his "evil deeds":
Let's not forget that Scott Wiener legalized the intentional transmission of HIV without consent from a "felony" to a "misdemeanor" in California. Tony Atkins, who aspires to be governor, is its co-sponsor. Many horrific acts, but only the minimum punishment.
And some American netizens summarized several of Wiener's bills in a weird way, accompanied by photos of his personal life:
California Senator Scott Wiener introduced a bill that would allow minors to receive injections without parental consent; Relaxation of penalties for sexual activity with minors; and abolish the felony penalty for knowingly infecting another person with HIV. It is also proposed to add "drag queen 101" to the K-12 curriculum. He's such a nice guy.
Wiener's clever remarks to change his crime and make the "deliberate transmission of AIDS" a light sentence, which has become a nightmare for many Americans.
The letters "HIV" almost became his code name.
Any news of his bill, with his bright, sunny smile underneath, will say these three letters concisely in the retweet area of American netizens.
Sum HIV.
Still, the two groups should agree on a 30-year prison sentence for a Idaho man in the crimson state: it's hell.
While sighing, the sentence was too light, he should be decided, and he entered with a gun in his hand, there was nothing to say, and he was finished.
On the other side, fortunately, only the Americans need to understand.
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