This happened last week and is an example of why it's important that people be forced to release that information. Granted this guy was a prostitute but if there were tougher laws in effect they would be able to treat it more as a crime than they can now and possibly prevent the spread. That is the basic thing they are trying to do. It's not about invasion of privacy or anything like that it's basic protection of the public from a deadly disease that have almost a 100% kill rate. That protection comes from having all of the information possible by anyone infected to prevent possible spread. This should be the same thing from any disease that comes with an almost guaranteed death sentence.
DENVER - Police say prostitution is increasingly becoming a problem along parts of Colfax Avenue. Wednesday afternoon, undercover SWAT team agents arrested 14 people for prostitution - 13 women and a cross dressing man named Darren Garcia who has AIDS.
"The undercover officer contacted Garcia and an exchange for sex was made," Lieutenant Aaron Sanchez said.
It turns out, Wednesday's arrest wasn't Garcia's first. 9NEWS uncovered documents that show Garcia has been arrested eight different times for prostitution. Three of those arrests show that Garcia knew he had the deadly virus.
"In six of the other cases, he was in Adams County and he didn't acknowledge [he had AIDS] and enough evidence wasn't obtained to find out that he was HIV positive," Sanchez said.
Garcia's Aunt says she has tried warning her nephew to stop prostituting, but she says he would not listen. The aunt says she apologizes to the community on behalf of her nephew.
The District Attorney's office says they will be reviewing the case as a habitual charge which would carry a maximum sentence of nine years in prison.