Defense attorneys said Philippe Padieu was "ladies man" being prosecuted for his lifestyle.
A North Texas jury on Wednesday said he was guilty of infecting several women with the virus that causes AIDS.
Padieu, a Frisco martial arts instructor (shown right in this nbcdfw.com photo) was convicted Wednesday in a Collin County court on six counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to The Associated Press.
Prosecutors say Padieu recklessly and intentionally exposed the women to HIV without telling them. They contended his infected bodily fluids were the deadly weapon.
Defense attorneys argued it wasn't against the law for someone with HIV to have unsafe sex.
Padieu, 53, faces five to 99 years in prison on each of the six counts.
i wish he would pray for forgiveness by the real god
Posted by: ianster | June 01, 2009 at 08:23 PM
Ok, I saw the Oprah show today, and it really disturbed me when a "victim" cried "don't blame the victim..." to an audience member who questioned her judgement in this man! These ladies claimed they asked this man if he was "clean" and he said "yes", so they took his word for it...THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME!!!!!!! Never take anyone's word for anything, even if he's cute, or you're in love or have been dating for a while. Use condoms, or don't have sex...and go with your partner to get tested for std's TOGETHER, before you jump in the saddle. I don't understand how this country operates these days.. it's legal to kill an unborn child, yet a person gets a life sentence for making someone potentially sick....hmmm!?! These women are not victims to him, they are victims of their own stupidity.
Posted by: mel | October 21, 2009 at 06:03 PM
OMG... to the above comment, you are unbelievably ignorant. I bet you if you were in these womens shoes you clearly wouldn't be speaking in such a manner. Yes the women should not have taken this man's word for being clean, but you must understand they were all vulnerable women who came out of very long marriages. I guess when they found this man he was in their eyes young and handsome, they jumped on the saddle and took his words as the truth and overlooked things that may be obvious to you and me. It easy to judge people from the outside looking in.
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