Dutch men convicted of injecting partygoers with HIV

[greysfang]

2 Dutch men guilty of injecting 14 with HIV

All victims tested positive after being drugged, assaulted at a sex party



updated 11:59 a.m. MT, Wed., Nov. 12, 2008

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - A Dutch court convicted two men Wednesday for attempting to infect 14 victims with HIV in a bizarre sex case.

The Groningen District Court found the two guilty of severe assault for injecting semiconscious men with HIV-infected blood at sex parties between January 2006 and May 2007.

Peter M., 49, who was also convicted of rape, was sentenced to nine years in prison and Hans J., 39, received a five-year sentence. Under Dutch privacy laws, the surnames of convicted criminals are not released.

Prosecutors said they would appeal for higher sentences.

"By committing these acts, (Peter M.) has shown himself to have a serious lack of respect for the rights of others," the three-judge panel's written ruling said. "While he knew from his own experience what far-reaching consequences are tied to an infection with HIV, he repeatedly attempted to bring this same hurt to others."

Prosecutors had argued that the two men, along with a third who was acquitted of major charges, had drugged the 14 victims and intentionally infected them.

But in Wednesday's ruling, judges said while the victims all had HIV, it could not be proven that they were infected by the injections because they willingly took part in orgies where gay men had unprotected sex.

The judges also said allegations the victims were given GHB, known as a "date rape" drug, were also unproven.

The suspects were not charged with attempted murder since Dutch courts have held that HIV is a chronic illness rather than an inevitably fatal one.

2 men guilty of injecting 14 with HIV - AIDS

WTF is wrong with people?

[Grimmlok]

bugspreaders... givers of the dark gift...

these people should be shot on sight

[january]

WTF, privacy laws? They protect their own criminals so much we can't even know their surnames? And that is not even long enough of a sentence for such a heinous crime.

[AliceInWonderland]

psychos!

[Rica]

LOL privacy laws? they can listen in on any phone coversation they want here, but if you commit a crime your name is protected....
omfg dutch laws contradict themselves in so many ways...
sometimes you are breaking some laws while following others

[ana-mish-ana]

Holy fucking shit- thats psychopathic!!!

This reminds me of a story of a man who had HIV and attacked his ex girlfriend with a needle that had the virus. She sadly got the disease but they tried him for attempted murder.

[Honey]

That's disgusting

[MrsDark]

What's the fucking world coming to when you can't even go to a sex party without getting GHB'd and injected with HIV blood. I swear....