Posted AT 8:20 AM EDT on 05/04/08
Man gets 18 years for spreading HIV
WINDSOR — An HIV-positive man convicted of knowingly spreading the virus that causes AIDS was sentenced yesterday to 18 years in prison, with the judge describing his crimes as "despicable and selfish" for a few minutes of sexual gratification.
But Mr. Justice Joseph Quinn of the Ontario Superior Court stopped short of declaring Carl Leone, 32, a dangerous offender as the Crown had requested.
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