HIV-Infected Man from Missouri Exposes Over 300 Partners to the Virus

An HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)positive man, David Lee Mangum, 37, from Dexter, Missouri, is believed to have exposed more than 300 sexual partners to the virus. This was revealed after Mangum was arrested on the complaint of a partner who tested positive after being with him.

Mangum was detected with HIV in the year 2003, he was arrested on August 28 by the police after his partner turned him in.

His former partner named D.B.in the court documents, had met Mangum in October 2012 through an ad in Craigslist, an advertisement site. The two started living together and had unprotected sex, they even involved other men at times, according to a report by Los Angeles Times.

D.B. claims he clarified with Mngum about any sexual diseases and magnum had given himself a clean chit. The two separated in June after D.B. found Mangum was cheating on him. A former roommate of Mangum informed D.B. he had tested HIV positive in 2003.

When DB got a test done, it was confirmed that he too was HIV positive.

Mangum informed the Dexter law enforcement officials that he had engaged in sexual acts with over 300 people since he was first diagnosed with HIV in 2003. He alleged he didn't want to disclose his sickness to anyone as he feared rejection.

Presently Mangum is being held by authorities on a $250,000 cash bond. He is likely to face 15 years of imprisonment for wittingly exposing people to this grave ailment, if convicted. He can also be given a life sentence.