A man’s been convicted for spreading genital herpes. Here’s why that might backfire
- Written by Bridget Haire, Associate Professor, Public Health Ethics, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
Giza-01/500px/GettyIn an Australian first, a Canberra man has been convicted for giving genital herpes to a sexual partner.
The man pleaded guilty to the charge of “recklessly inflicting grievous bodily harm”, which carries a maximum sentence of 13 years. He will be serving his 13-month sentence, handed down last week, under a...





