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Associated Press - Tue, 13 Dec 94
Peter Mwai, 29, was convicted of causing one woman grievous bodily harm -- she became infected -- and five charges of endangering lives by failing to tell lovers he had the HIV virus in 1993.
One of the women, who was HIV-negative before meeting Mwai, was diagnosed with the virus just a few months after having unprotected intercourse with him.
The date for sentencing was not set. The maximum sentence is up to seven years.
In his closing address Monday, prosecutor Simon Moore said Mwai was an adept liar who had shown a total disregard for other people.
According to testimony, Mwai was told several months before the alleged incidents that he was HIV-positive and told to use a condom when having sex.
Defense lawyer Barry Hart, meanwhile, appealed to the jury for leniency, saying Mwai was illiterate and uneducated.
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