Richard Thomas was sentenced to five years and four months for raping a woman at her home in Greater Manchester, England. Currently in jail, 27-year-old Thomas collapsed when police told him that his rape victim had HIV.
Thomas had been drinking heavily and taken drugs, but could not recall the attack. According to the court hearing, he had let himself into the house uninvited in the middle of the night, and the woman, who had just taken a sleeping tablet, awoke to find him raping her.
“She froze and no words were exchanged. He pulled his shorts and left”, said Harry Pepper, prosecuting.
Thomas’ barrister, Virginia Hayton, said” It is his own fault, if he had not committed this offense, he would not have placed himself in this position”.
Thomas’ test results should show in a week.
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