@article{ref1,
title="Shoplifter faces 27 years in prison for biting security guard",
journal="Aids policy and law",
year="1999",
author="",
volume="14",
number="4",
pages="9-9",
abstract="A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 13.5 to 27 years in prison following a biting incident after he was caught shoplifting at a Wal-Mart. Eric Rivera Perez was convicted of aggravated assault for attempting to inflict serious bodily harm on a security guard by &quot;knowingly exposing her to an infectious disease&quot;. Perez bit the guard who detained him and told the guard repeatedly that he had AIDS. A blood test later confirmed his HIV status. The prosecution argued that the guard did not have to show that she had a serious injury, only that Perez had placed her at risk. The prosecutor and defense attorneys had earlier agreed to a plea bargain with a sentence of no more than 27 months, but the judge rejected the plea, citing the seriousness of the offense and the defendant's long criminal record. The guard has tested negative.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0887-1493",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}