A chilling case from Washington has ended with a grim conviction. Adam Hall, 43, was sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court for multiple rapes and deliberately infecting men with HIV.
Hall, formerly from Donwell, Washington, was found guilty of infecting seven men and raping four. Diagnosed with HIV in 2010, he was repeatedly warned to take daily anti-retroviral medication. However, Hall stopped his treatment in 2016, maintaining a dangerously high viral load.
Between November 2016 and May 2023, Hall engaged in unprotected sex with victims, sometimes using force, without disclosing his HIV status.
“From the point of his initial HIV diagnosis, Adam Hall was wholly aware of the risks… Despite this, he repeatedly pursued sexual activity with his victims without disclosing his HIV status. In some cases, Hall performed these sexual acts without the consent of the victims, applying verbal or physical force to get what he wanted. Hall provided one of his victims with the illegal drug GHB… waking to find Hall raping him. It is clear he fully intended to cause harmful, lifelong consequences. We praise the bravery of these men for coming forward and hope this conviction offers some justice,” said Amy Dixon of the Crown Prosecution Service.
Over 95% of HIV patients in the UK adhere to treatment, which makes the virus undetectable and untransmittable. Hall’s reckless defiance has left his victims traumatised and infected with a life-changing illness.
Originally published by UKNIP.
