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BBC News - December 10, 2004
Peter Ioannou, 39, from Pembrokeshire, denied two counts of rape and one of indecent assault.
He told Swansea Crown Court he had had sex with the woman, but always argued it had been with her consent.
He also agreed he was HIV positive but said the woman had been aware of his condition at the time.
Tests showed the woman did not contract the virus.
Earlier in the trial, the woman gave evidence from behind a screen at the court, claiming she could not bear to look Ioannou in the face.
She sobbed as gave evidence, claiming that he had tied her hands and threatened to kill her.
The woman, who cannot be identified, said Ioannou threatened to kill her and waved a baseball bat to force her to submit during the alleged attack at a house in Letterston, near Fishguard.
She was convinced Ioannou was trying to give her the HIV virus.
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