Rapist jailed for deliberately infecting victims with HIV in Newcastle

Adam Hall, 43, from Washington near Sunderland, has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 23 years and 42 days for raping and deliberately infecting vulnerable men and boys with HIV in the Newcastle area over several years.

Hall was convicted of five counts of rape and seven counts of causing grievous bodily harm by intentionally infecting his victims with HIV.

His victims ranged in age from 15 to their late 20s, including minors and vulnerable men he met in bars or via a dating app.

Hall hid his HIV-positive status from his partners, failed to take medication to suppress his viral load, and deliberately engaged in unprotected sex, sometimes raping his victims.

The court heard that Hall's actions were motivated by a desire to inflict "pain and harm" on vulnerable men.

He was described by Judge Edward Bindloss as "dangerous" and "selfish," having taken away the futures of those affected.

Victims have spoken of the lifelong trauma and health consequences they face.

One victim, who was 15 at the time of infection, learned of his HIV status moments after stepping off a school bus.

Others described feeling violated and left with irreversible conditions.

The harm is compounded by the ongoing need for medication, which serves as a daily reminder of their ordeal.

Hall denied the charges, even claiming some victims wanted to be infected.

He was known in the local gay and chem sex scenes and had worked in bars and a sex shop.

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