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The Associated Press - Saturday, June 26, 1999
The girl, now 14, said that Henry Couturier, 47, did not tell her he had the virus when they had sex in May 1998. She tested positive for HIV about three months later.
Defense attorneys argued the girl was a prostitute who could have contracted the virus from a customer. They also said Couturier told her he was HIV-positive and that he had used a condom every time he had sex with her.
Couturier was also convicted Friday on three counts of corruption of a minor and corruption with drugs. Sentencing is scheduled for July 28. Couturier faces up to 14 years in prison.
Defense attorney Todd W. Barstow said he will urge Couturier to appeal. The girl had been convicted last year of a delinquency count of soliciting for prostitution and admitted working as a prostitute. She testified that she didn't know how many men she had sex with before Couturier.
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