Table 3.
HIV Exposure Offenses, Behaviors, Dispositions, & Penalties
| Offenses | Number of cases | Penalties/ Sentencesa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transmission alleged? | ||||||
| HIV Exposure | Dismissed | Non-HIV penalty | HIV-penalty | Range | ||
| Non-sexual | 11 | |||||
| Spitting, scratching | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 months – 11 months & 29 days |
| Biting, blood splatter | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 years |
| Sexual | 16 | |||||
| Consensual (unprotected vaginal or anal sex) | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 months 29 days – 8 years |
| Consensual (no data on behavior or condom use) | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 years – 4 years |
| Sexual exposure of child | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 years |
| Total | 27 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 9 | |
a
Actual sentences are reported. In some cases, sentences were suspended; however several individuals violated the conditions of their probation and subsequently served suspended terms.