Man with HIV sentenced to prison for repeatedly having unprotected sex without disclosing condition

 

Guilty ... Rick ‘Ricky’ Webster’ pleaded guilty to having unprotected sex with three women without disclosing he was HIV positive. Picture: Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office

PENNYSYLVANIA man Rick ‘Ricky’ Webster is just 26-years-old, but he is set to serve his second prison sentence for having unprotected sex with women without telling them he is HIV positive.

Webster was slapped with a 33 to 66 month prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to nine counts of reckless endangerment, related to not disclosing his HIV status to three female sexual partners.
Senior Judge Leonard N. Zito described Webster’s actions as ranking “among the most cowardly of human acts”, the Morning Call reported.
“This was not only disrespectful but it borders on the most heinous and deplorable acts,” he said.
“What he did, what Ricky Webster did, was to steal the lives of these young girls.”
Webster, who was born with HIV, showed remorse in court and his father asked the judge to take his obstacles in life into account, but Judge Zito refused to give him any sympathy.
“I get the feeling everyone is out to make him the victim. He’s not the victim,” Judge Zito said, the Le High Valley Live reported.
None of the three women have tested positive for HIV, but the testing period has not expired yet.Assistant District Attorney Anthony Casola said the emotional trauma would be difficult to overcome even if there was no infection.
“I know that they’re going to be concerned about this for the rest of their lives,” Casola said.
In court, Webster admitted to cheating on his pregnant girlfriend when he slept with his female co-workers.
Webster was previously sentenced to four years in prison in 2010 for having unprotected sex with two women in New Jersey, including a 15-year-old girl.
It has been speculated that Hollywood actor Charlie Sheen could face legal action from former lovers after he revealed he was HIV positive.