Spreader of AIDS Sentenced to Prison
A man accused of infecting at least 13 young women with the AIDS virus through unprotected sex was sentenced Monday to 4 to 12 years in prison.
Nushawn Williams, 22, struck a plea bargain after only two victims agreed to testify. Some of the other women never came forward.
Investigators said Williams traded drugs for sex with young women and teens he approached in schools and parks.
The case spread fear across rural western New York when it became public in October 1997. State confidentiality laws prevent people who are HIV positive from being identified. But prosecutors persuaded a judge to disclose Williams’ identity.
Williams claimed he didn’t believe the public health nurse who told him he was HIV-positive, so he continued having unprotected sex.
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