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| Man jailed after passing on HIV | Man jailed after passing on HIV |
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| A man who recklessly infected his Edinburgh lover with HIV and hepatitis C has been jailed for nine years. | A man who recklessly infected his Edinburgh lover with HIV and hepatitis C has been jailed for nine years. |
| Giovanni Mola refused to wear condoms after beginning a sexual relationship with a woman in Edinburgh in 2003. | Giovanni Mola refused to wear condoms after beginning a sexual relationship with a woman in Edinburgh in 2003. |
| Mola, 38, who claimed to have had 200 lovers, had been diagnosed with the viruses three years earlier. | Mola, 38, who claimed to have had 200 lovers, had been diagnosed with the viruses three years earlier. |
| The chef had denied culpably and recklessly failing to say he had HIV to the danger of the woman's life but was convicted of the crime in February. | The chef had denied culpably and recklessly failing to say he had HIV to the danger of the woman's life but was convicted of the crime in February. |
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| On Thursday at Glasgow High Court, Judge Lord Hodge said: "What you did to Miss X was chillingly callous and showed utter indifference to her." | On Thursday at Glasgow High Court, Judge Lord Hodge said: "What you did to Miss X was chillingly callous and showed utter indifference to her." |
| His victim told at an eight-day trial at Glasgow High Court she felt she had been handed a "death sentence" by Mola when she was diagnosed herself. | His victim told at an eight-day trial at Glasgow High Court she felt she had been handed a "death sentence" by Mola when she was diagnosed herself. |
| By having unprotected sex with her between September 2003 and February 2004, he was also found guilty of endangering her life and her health. | By having unprotected sex with her between September 2003 and February 2004, he was also found guilty of endangering her life and her health. |
| Judge Lord Hodge described the chef's indifference towards his partner as "deeply disturbing". | Judge Lord Hodge described the chef's indifference towards his partner as "deeply disturbing". |
| HIV charities said following February's conviction that anyone with the disease should always insist on wearing a condom, but questioned whether such cases fuelled the stigma surrounding the condition. | HIV charities said following February's conviction that anyone with the disease should always insist on wearing a condom, but questioned whether such cases fuelled the stigma surrounding the condition. |