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Miami Herald - June 19, 2006
Amy Sherman, asherman@MiamiHerald.com
Cosme Caballero, 34, faces seven counts, including felony sexual battery charges and transmitting HIV.
Police learned of the sexual assaults after spotting Caballero without his pants on in a van near Miramar High school.
While Caballero sped away, the teenager jumped out of the van. The girl then told police that they had unprotected sex several times and she knew he had HIV.
It is a felony for someone who knows he has HIV to engage in sex unless the partner knows about the disease and consents. However, consent is not a defense when it involves a 15-year-old.
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