HIV Activist Arrest Goes Viral...

As reported on several media outlets including ProjectQ and ImstillJosh a South Carolina HIV activist has been arrested and accused of non-disclosure. On February 19, 2015 Orr was arrested by the Oconee County Sheriff's Office. Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt reported, "The Sheriff's Office began its investigation after an officer spoke with the victim on February 5th. The victim revealed to the officer that he had unprotected sex with Orr on two occasions, December 11th and December 15th of 2014, at the Fairfield Road address. The victim told deputies that he later learned that Orr was HIV positive. Investigators determined that Orr was HIV positive prior to having sex with the victim but did not notify him of such. Warrants, which were being onstained on February 19th, charging Orr with two counts of exposing another to the HIV virus, involve only one victim."

In this epoisode Activist Aaron M. Laxton and Mathew K. Rodriguez discuss HIV and the issues regarding this case as well as what HIV Criminalization looks like Nationally.

You can find out more about HIV Criminalization by visiting The Sero Project and you may find Robert Suttles online on Twitter @i_suttle You may also visit HIV is NOT a Crime

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Aaron M. Laxton @aaronlaxton

Mathew K. Rodriguez @mathewrodriguez

Since the original air date a campaign has been started by Josh Robbin tilted #isupporrt on social media.