A Volusia County man was sentenced to serve two years in prison after he failed to disclose to his sexual partners that he has HIV.
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On Thursday, Gentry Burns,28, pleaded no contest to one count of uninformed HIV-infected sexual intercourse, and prior to his conviction, prosecutors initially charged him with three felonies but two charges were dropped. According to The Orlando Sentinel, an ex-girlfriend reported Burns to the authorities in October 2019 for having sex with other women without telling them that he was HIV positive.
“The investigation started after an ex-girlfriend of Burns came forward to report she believed she contracted HIV from him while dating him in 2013, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The victim had been reaching out to contact other women who were dating Burns in an attempt to warn them and she also provided detectives with the names of other women she thought Burns might have infected.”
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Additionally, Florida law states it is illegal for anyone to have sex with a partner without disclosing their status in regards to sexually transmitted diseases.