Rapist jailed for life after deliberately infecting men with HIV

A man who deliberately infected vulnerable and inexperienced sexual partners, including a boy of 15, with HIV has been jailed for at least 23 years.

Adam Hall, 43, of Washington, Tyne and Wear hid his HIV status from partners, failed to take medication to keep his viral load low, then had unprotected sex with men, sometimes raping them.

He was convicted of five counts of rape and seven counts of causing grievous bodily harm - by deliberately infecting younger partners with HIV after meeting them in bars in the Newcastle area or on the dating app Grindr.

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