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| Briton jailed over HIV infections | Briton jailed over HIV infections |
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| An HIV-positive British man has been jailed for 14 years in Sweden after being convicted of infecting two under-age girls during unprotected sex. | An HIV-positive British man has been jailed for 14 years in Sweden after being convicted of infecting two under-age girls during unprotected sex. |
| Christer Merrill Aggett, 32, who grew up in Sweden, was also convicted of putting other young women at risk. | |
| Aggett was ordered to pay compensation of about £213,000 (2.72m kronor) to 16 victims, including £67,000 each to the two girls infected with HIV. | Aggett was ordered to pay compensation of about £213,000 (2.72m kronor) to 16 victims, including £67,000 each to the two girls infected with HIV. |
| He found his victims through internet chatrooms, the Swedish court heard. | He found his victims through internet chatrooms, the Swedish court heard. |
| Aggett, 32, was arrested after his landlord found HIV medications and pictures of him performing sexual acts with young girls. | Aggett, 32, was arrested after his landlord found HIV medications and pictures of him performing sexual acts with young girls. |
| Aggett, who was born in Britain but is thought to have lived in Sweden since he was a child, had admitted one charge of serious assault and several of attempted serious assault. | Aggett, who was born in Britain but is thought to have lived in Sweden since he was a child, had admitted one charge of serious assault and several of attempted serious assault. |
| Psychiatric tests | Psychiatric tests |
| However, he denied having had sex with under-age girls, saying he had been unaware of their ages. | However, he denied having had sex with under-age girls, saying he had been unaware of their ages. |
| The legal age of consent in Sweden is 15. | The legal age of consent in Sweden is 15. |
| The assaults took place between 2003 and 2006 and police have urged all Aggett's victims to have HIV tests. | The assaults took place between 2003 and 2006 and police have urged all Aggett's victims to have HIV tests. |
| The Solna District Court had found Aggett guilty of the charges in November, but ordered that he undergo psychiatric examination before sentencing. | The Solna District Court had found Aggett guilty of the charges in November, but ordered that he undergo psychiatric examination before sentencing. |
| Aggett's lawyer, Jonas Granfelt, said his client was likely to appeal. | Aggett's lawyer, Jonas Granfelt, said his client was likely to appeal. |
| Police suspect Aggett was in contact with at least 130 young women via internet chatrooms and are trying to track them down. | Police suspect Aggett was in contact with at least 130 young women via internet chatrooms and are trying to track them down. |