Idaho man had sex with nearly 50 males purposely to infect them with HIV

A man in Idaho, United States was sentenced to 30 years of prison after he was found guilty of purposely trying to spread HIV to dozens of victims.

Thirty-four-year-old Alexander Louie accepted that he had sexual intercourse with 30 to 50 different men and boys, which included a 16-year-old, and that he never informed his partners that he was HIV positive and could infect them with the disease, said the Ada County Prosecutor's office, in a news statement.

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The Ada County Prosecutor’s Office accused the man of "purposely having sexual contact with both men and teenage boys in hopes to transfer HIV to them."

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"He lied to these victims about his HIV status. Through the defendant’s own admissions, he had sexual intercourse with 30-50 different men and boys, including a 16-year-old," it added.

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According to the statement, the detectives started investigating Louie in August 2023 with an undercover detectiveinteracting with him online. Louie believed that he was speaking with a 15-year-old boy, read the statement.

After the two men interacted on the online platform, they agreed to meet in Boise where Louie was living.

The man then sent the detective "teen boy" naked photos through chats and said that their encounter would be videotaped by him, as stated by the authoritiesin a press release.

Law enforcement arrested Louieon charges of child enticement in September 2023, when he reached the designated spot.

The police claimed to have found in every investigation that Louie was not taking his HIV medication.

He informed the authorities he lied about his HIV status to his partners and then purposely had "sexual contact with both men and teenage boys in hopes to transfer HIV to them."

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As per the Idaho Statesman, Louie pled guilty to one count each of enticement of a child through the internet, sexual battery of a minor and transferring body fluids.

On May 3, Ada County District Judge Derrick O'Neill told Louiethat his "conduct would be the Webster's definition of a predator".

Louie was sentenced to 30 years in prison, however, he will become eligible for parole after spending 16 years in prison, said the prosecutor's office.

"This defendant's repeated and egregious offences negatively impacted many people in our community," said Ada County Prosecutor Jan Bennetts.

(With inputs from agencies)