Man charged with failing to disclose HIV
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A Duluth man infected with the AIDS virus is charged with failing to tell his girlfriend about his disease before they had sex.
Thirty-nine-year-old Jessie Allen Tuff faces a misdemeanor charge of knowingly transferring a communicable disease.
Tuff's girlfriend told police she had a consensual sexual relationship with Tuff from October through November 2008. She said she learned Tuff was HIV positive when she read an e-mail he received from his ex-wife.
The woman says she has tested negative for HIV.
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Tuff is scheduled to be arraigned in St. Louis County District Court on Sept. 8. He's currently serving a nine-month sentence at the Northeast Regional Corrections Center for violating probation in an earlier case.
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Information from: Duluth News Tribune, http://www.duluthsuperior.com
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