Mo. Man Charged With Infecting Man With HIV Claims 300 Partners Since Diagnosis 10 Years Ago

[Purveyor]

Source: Associated Press

DEXTER, Missouri — A Missouri man who told authorities he had sexual contact with as many 300 people since being diagnosed with HIV pleaded not guilty on Thursday to infecting another man with the virus, and prosecutors said more charges are expected.

David Mangum entered the plea after being charged with recklessly infecting another with HIV, which in Missouri — where sentences for such crimes are among the nation's harshest — carries up to life in prison. His attorney didn't return messages seeking comment.

Court documents allege that the 36-year-old told detectives in Dexter, a small town in southeast Missouri, that he had unprotected sex with as many as 300 partners since being diagnosed with the virus that causes AIDS. Up to 60 of those contacts allegedly occurred after he moved to Missouri two years ago from Dallas, where he has convictions for prostitution, indecent exposure and public lewdness.

Many of his trysts stemmed from Craigslist ads, he told investigators, and he would meet up with men at parks, truck stops and other remote locations. Police believe many were truckers or others passing through the region, and because Mangum had little information about many of the men, investigators are concerned about finding potential victims, Dexter police detective Cory Mills said.

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1. 300? At the same time?

Must have been a long night.

[closeupready]

8. LOL - in that light,

I'm kind of reminded of that story from last year, remember, the porn actor who claimed to have contracted HIV during a porn shoot in LA, and he stated, "I didn't use a condom, because I never had any idea that I would have been allowed to use one!" Not really a plausible claim, IMHO.

Anyway, I suppose that's off-topic. Moving on...

[Yo_Mama]

2. 30 a year - that's not that unusual, surely?

[7962]

3. What a sorry individual. He should never be let out of prison.

[Mysterysouppe]

4. In solitary confinement.

[Pterodactyl]

9. A good place for him. So he does not infect any others.

[theHandpuppet]

10. At the very least

What a hateful scumbag!

[maindawg]

5. no beautiful people were infected

truck drivers. really. is that clique ?Sex is illegal in the USA, so you as a puny human must obey the gods or bear the consequences. But hey, there's ,football.

[Marrah_G]

6. I'm glad he was charged

No excuse for this.