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STEPHANIE RUBEC, SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER
OTTAWA -- An HIV-infected woman has been charged with aggravated assault for allegedly trying to infect soldiers at CFB Borden with the deadly virus through unprotected sex. The thirtysomething woman was charged by the military's National Investigation Service earlier this month after a soldier came forward with a complaint.
NIS spokesman Capt. Mark Giles said a public health alert has been issued at CFB Borden and in Simcoe County, warning soldiers about the woman with the East Coast accent who is not a member of the military.
The public health alert says she was a frequent visitor to the single-living quarters on base and made "direct sexual advances to male residents."
"She's alleged to have engaged in unprotected sexual relations without disclosing the fact that she was HIV-positive," Giles said.
Giles refused to release the woman's name to protect her right to privacy or to reveal her current whereabouts.
NIS investigators found that the five-foot- tall woman, who sports short, spiky dark-blond or red hair, was trolling bars on the base and in nearby villages specifically looking for men in uniform.
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in 1998 that a person's failure to tell sexual partners that he or she is HIV positive eliminates informed consent to sexual intercourse.
Giles said CFB Borden's commander has blanketed the base with the alert, and the military will decide today whether to send it to other bases in Canada.
CFB Borden is a large base about two hours north of Toronto used by the military primarily as a training ground for new recruits.
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OTTAWA -- An HIV-infected woman has been charged with aggravated assault for allegedly trying to infect soldiers at CFB Borden with the deadly virus through unprotected sex. The thirtysomething woman was charged by the military's National Investigation Service earlier this month after a soldier came forward with a complaint.
NIS spokesman Capt. Mark Giles said a public health alert has been issued at CFB Borden and in Simcoe County, warning soldiers about the woman with the East Coast accent who is not a member of the military.
The public health alert says she was a frequent visitor to the single-living quarters on base and made "direct sexual advances to male residents."
"She's alleged to have engaged in unprotected sexual relations without disclosing the fact that she was HIV-positive," Giles said.
Giles refused to release the woman's name to protect her right to privacy or to reveal her current whereabouts.
NIS investigators found that the five-foot- tall woman, who sports short, spiky dark-blond or red hair, was trolling bars on the base and in nearby villages specifically looking for men in uniform.
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in 1998 that a person's failure to tell sexual partners that he or she is HIV positive eliminates informed consent to sexual intercourse.
Giles said CFB Borden's commander has blanketed the base with the alert, and the military will decide today whether to send it to other bases in Canada.
CFB Borden is a large base about two hours north of Toronto used by the military primarily as a training ground for new recruits.
www.canoe.ca