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HIV-positive teen avoids jail for unprotected sex

Feb 22, 2012 08:27

EDMONTON - A 17-year-old girl has been given a conditional discharge for having unprotected sex with two teenagers without disclosing her HIV-positive status.

The girl, who cannot be identified, was living on Edmonton streets when she met the two male youths in the spring of 2011. Both of them were homeless as well. The teen twice had drunken sexual ( Read more... )

hiv/aids, youth, canada, alberta, crime

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carmy_w February 22 2012, 16:29:19 UTC

They're damn lucky she didn't end up dead, or beaten up, at the least.

Idiots. FUCKING IDIOTS.
They could have put out her name & photo without the medical condition, or could have said she was in danger from a medical condition without disclosing the HIV.

zeitgeistic February 24 2012, 00:56:18 UTC

They're damn lucky she didn't end up dead, or beaten up, at the least.

But would they have cared if she had been? Personally, I doubt it. I don't understand how no one is helping this girl.

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benihime99 February 22 2012, 16:28:26 UTC

That sentence bugged me so much

tabaqui February 22 2012, 18:31:37 UTC

I liked that statement. It made it clear, to me at least, that the girl might very well have been assaulted sexually, or at the very least, taken advantage of when she was not in a fit state to consent. And/or, that often men in a sexual encounter refuse to wear condoms, and while a lot of women would simply say no way, and walk, it's possible that sex was 'paying' for food, or shelter, and the man saying 'no' was something she had no control over.

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youkiddinright February 22 2012, 16:22:59 UTC

Honestly, I can't. That poor girl.

Also, Yuzwenko said, no one took proactive steps to help the girl until she was labelled a criminal.

poetic_pixie_13 February 22 2012, 16:24:51 UTC

The agreed statement of facts also stated that the girl's doctors instructed her to use condoms for sexual activity. Kvill disputed whether the girl would have any control over that. "It is equally, if not more, likely that the decision was made by the male partner," the judge said.

Soon after the two males were interviewed by police, the girl's name and picture were released to the media by permission of a court order.

In their warning to the public, police said the girl was a danger to public health.

Jesus fucking Christ. That poor girl. I hope she gets the support and care she needs. But her living with her family might not be the best thing for her. She was homeless for a reason, I hope the family she's staying with is good to and for her.

benihime99 February 22 2012, 16:27:45 UTC

Having sex without telling her partner about her condition or/and without using protection wasn't a good decision.
But to release her photo and identity to the press is off limit.
What next, make her wear a distinctive sign on her clothing?
Oh wait...

Sorry for editing so much my brain is half asleep