ST. CHARLES, Missouri, May 16 2015 – A former college wrestler, Michael Johnson, who is believed to have infected more than 30 people with HIV, faces life in prison.
He was found guilty on Thursday, May 14, 2015 on one count of recklessly infecting a person with HIV, one count of attempting to recklessly infect a person with HIV and three counts of recklessly exposing partners to HIV.
Johnson was sentenced to at least 30 years in prison and may serve up to 60 years after being convicted on all five counts of infecting and exposing partners to HIV.
If Johnson’s sentences are served concurrently he will serve 30 years. If his charges are served consecutively, he will serve 60 and a half years.
Missouri state law demands people who are diagnosed with HIV to disclose their status to their partners, regardless if they use protection or take medication.
Johnson was diagnosed by the Missouri Department of Health with HIV on January 7, 2013.
The day after Johnson received his status, he began having unprotected sex with various partners on and in the surrounding area of his college campus.
Police report 32 videos have been filmed on Johnson’s laptop and each flick showed him with a different sexual partner. Most of the films have been recorded in his dorm room without protection.
Only six of Johnson’s multiple partners came forward to charge him with knowingly infecting them with HIV and other STDs.
