GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Jeremy Merithew was found guilty on Wednesday for having sex without disclosing his HIV status.
Merithew was found guilty on two counts of not disclosing his status and a third for using a computer to commit a crime.
Prosecutors said he went looking for sexual relations without telling that partner purposely that he was HIV positive. Sentencing will be June 17th 2013
During the trial the man Merithew had sex with in 2012 took the stand to testify that he was exposed without knowing Merithew’s status.
Investigators said Merithew met the man on the gay dating website, Adam4Adam.com. The witness then said he then met Merithew at his apartment for an encounter.
The man told prosecutors he had a bad feeling about the incident, telling the court he contacted Merithew under a different screen name after the meeting to get the truth.
When asked for his status in that instance, he said Merithew admitted he was HIV positive.
