Toulouse. Haute-Garonne: he hides his illness from his partner and is sentenced to six months in prison for having transmitted HIV to him
A man was last week in Saint-Gaudens for having transmitted HIV to his companion when he knew he was sick and had hidden it from him.
A man was sentenced to prison by the Saint-Gaudens criminal court for having concealed from his partner that he was a carrier of HIV and having transmitted it to him.
In 2012, Victor, 37, and Francis are in a relationship. They have a joint activity, buy a house. Everything is going for the best for this couple until at the end of 2014 Francis discovers in their vehicle, under the front seat, several boxes of drugs. He wonders, inquires and finds that his friend is HIV positive and is on triple therapy. After the medical examination, Francis finds that he also has HIV. Victor explains that he did not want to talk to him about the fact that Francis had told him about a complicated affair for a year, with an HIV-positive person: “It is for love, so as not to lose him that I have nothing I was on treatment that made the virus undetectable, ”says Victor.
“My life has been destroyed”
It is the crossing of the desert for Francis, with side effects, and an intolerance linked to treatment that weakens him. In 2017, they separated for the first time, in 2018, furious, Francis put an end to this relationship and filed a complaint for poisoning: “From that day, my life was destroyed”, he claims. Victor rejected does not accept this situation. For a week, day and night, he morally harasses Francis to withdraw his complaint and send multiple threatening, malicious SMS (41 calls, 18 SMS). “When we separated, it was war,” says Victor at the helm of the Saint-Gaudens court.
He recognizes the facts but has not weighed the gravity of the consequences of his actions. This correctionalized file could have been the subject of an ongoing passage by Aasis, launches the deputy prosecutor. “It is indeed poisoning, considered a crime and punishable by the Assize Court with a penalty of 7 to 8 years of criminal imprisonment”. Master Grandjean, advising Francis, denounces criminal behavior: “He knew he was sick, contagious, and never told him that he had to protect himself. Today, there is still no questioning, especially that during a period Victor had stopped his treatment. The lawyer asks for sanction and compensation. After deliberation, Victor receives 18 months including 12 accompanied by a simple stay. to come, 500 € fine for malicious calls, 8000 € for attorneys’ fees, and € 127 for legal fees.