Sunday Times, South Africa - February 21, 1999
Ronnie Govender
In a move directly challenging the Constitution, which allows for freedom of choice, Alberto Lorefice Campanile, 57, of Pumula, and Alfredo Deste, 63, of Bazley on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, could be forced to undergo the tests after their victim, a 14-year-old girl, tested positive, according to Detective Sergeant Jolene Evans of the Port Shepstone Child Protection Unit.
Campanile and Deste were charged with statutory rape last month and released on bail of R10 000 each in the Port Shepstone Magistrate's Court. They will appear in court again next week.
Alfredo, a naturalised South African and Campanile, who is a pensioner awaiting the outcome of his application for citizenship, have not pleaded to the charges.
Evans said her investigations revealed that the men were still sleeping with other women. If they were found to have the virus they would be legally obligated to divulge this to their sexual partners. She said this could be a test case as an accused had never before been forced to undergo an HIV test.
A Newcastle man recently became the first citizen to be charged for not disclosing to his sexual partners that he was HIV positive.
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