Man is said to have infected woman with HIV plaintiff claims 110,000 pain and suffering

Infected with HIV: woman demands 110,000 euros compensation
At the Munich Higher Regional Court, a case is being tried in which a woman demands 110,000 euros from a man's compensation because she should have infected her with HIV. Health experts repeatedly point to the dangers of unprotected sex.

Unknown HIV infection is a big threat to sexual partners
In Germany, there are, according to research, more and more HIV infections through reckless sex. It is particularly problematic when sexual diseases are not detected early or not at all. According to estimates by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), for example, at the end of 2013 around 14,000 Germans were unknowingly infected with HIV. This also represents a great danger for the sexual partners. In Munich, a man is now in court, which is said to have infected a woman with HIV.

In Munich, a case is being tried at the Higher Regional Court, in which a woman demands 110,000 euros in compensation from a man who is said to have infected her with HIV. (Image: alfexe / fotolia.com)

Woman demands 110,000 compensation for HIV infection
As the news agency dpa reports, a woman in a civil case at the Higher Regional Court in Munich demands 110,000 euros in compensation from the man who reportedly infected her with HIV.

According to the information, the district court had awarded the plaintiff in the previous instance the money, the man defends itself against the verdict.

It is said that the court was convinced that the woman had "almost certainly" caught on sex with the man with the virus that can trigger the immune deficiency disease AIDS.

In court, therefore, an expert should be heard on the question of the time of infection.

Accused referred to existence of a negative test
According to dpa, the district court assumed that the man was not sure that he was HIV positive, "but because of the overall circumstances he had been aware that there was an increased risk for an infection".

In addition, the Court of First Instance believed that the applicant stated that before the sexual intercourse the man stated that he had had an AIDS test which had been negative.

According to the agency, the Higher Regional Court has stated that it is likely to come to a similar assessment as the district court. In the assessment of damages and compensation for pain and suffering, however, may be a complicity of the applicant to be considered.

Unprotected intercourse can be dangerous
Health experts repeatedly point out how dangerous unprotected sexual intercourse can be. As part of the campaign "love life", which replaces the former prevention campaign "Give AIDS no chance", it is explicitly called to be tested for HIV (ad)