A British man convicted of raping a sleeping woman was notified that he may have contracted HIV from his victim.<\/p>\n
Richard Thomas, 27, was sentenced to five years and four months in prison for raping<\/p>\n
a woman in her home while she slept, according to the BBC. Thomas said he knew the<\/p>\n
woman was ill but did not know it could be HIV. He reportedly collapsed when told the news.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe froze and no words were exchanged,\u201d said prosecutor Harry Pepper. \u201cHe pulled up his shorts and left.\u201d<\/p>\n
The lawyer for Thomas, Virginia Hayton, said that Thomas was unsure of the events of<\/p>\n
the night but told her the woman \u201cwould not lie, she tells the truth. If she says I<\/p>\n
have done it, I have done it,\u201d according to The Telegraph. It was not immediately clear whether Thomas knew his victim before the assault.<\/p>\n
Judge Mark Brown presiding over the case ordered that Thomas be sentenced to five<\/p>\n
years and four months, as well as giving him a permanent listing on the Sex Offenders Register for the \u201cdreadful offense.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hayton described Thomas as agonizing over the night\u2019s events. Thomas has previous<\/p>\n
convictions but none for sexual assault or rape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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