Texan gets 45 years for spreading HIV [View All]

Source: Associated Press

Texan gets 45 years for spreading HIV
By LINDA STEWART BALL
May 29, 2009

McKINNEY, Texas — An ex-convict turned suburban martial arts instructor was sentenced Friday to 45 years in prison for knowingly infecting several women with the virus that causes AIDS.

Philippe Padieu, 53, was convicted this week of six counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon — his bodily fluids. Jurors deliberated about two hours before deciding on the 45-year sentence for five counts and 25 years for one — all to be served concurrently.

"He's a self-centered narcissist who doesn't care about anyone but himself and he will continue to hurt people," prosecutor Lisa King told jurors before the sentencing, noting that Padieu continued having unprotected sex after doctors told him not to.

"He gave them a death sentence; he deserves a life sentence," King said...



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