From WCTV:
“Darren Chiacchia’s lawyer Baron Coleman tells WCTV, all charges have been dropped against Darren who was accused of having sex with a partner without informing him he was infected with HIV.” [WCTV]
WCTV, which is Tallahassee, Florida’s CBS affiliate, does not say why the case was dismissed, but in July WCTV reported that Chiacchia’s lawyer said he was moving to have the case dismissed because “Florida’s second district court of appeals issued an opinion that said the statute under which Darren was charged only applies to male/female intercourse.” Hopefully this is the last chapter of a very sad case and situation.
Update: According to RMHP, the judge dismissed the case because of “the recent ruling made by the Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal, stating the sex covered in the statute was exclusive to a man and a woman.” Apparently the District Attorney’s Office has the intent to appeal.
