
The 30-year-old lied to his partner about his status, prosecutors say.
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A San Diego man has pleaded no contest to willfully spreading HIV and faces six months in jail and a $1,000 fine in what the city attorney's office said was San Diego's first successful prosecution related to HIV transmission, reports TV station KFMB.
"I hope this case helps to educate people that it is a crime to willfully expose someone to an infectious disease," city attorney Jan Goldsmith told KFMB. "The law is designed to protect the public and, in this case, the right of one's partner to know the truth."
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