Cedar Rapids man sentenced to 26 years for knowingly infecting two women, one minor with HIV
4 different victims, all but one infected


A 33-year-old Cedar Rapids man, who has HIV and knowingly infected two women and one minor, pleaded guilty Monday to amended charges and was sentenced to 26 years in prison.

Lamont James, who originally was charged with two counts of third-degree sexual abuse, pleaded guilty to two counts of assault while participating in a felony, and four counts of criminal transmission of an infectious or contagious disease — HIV.
James, during the hearing by phone, admitted that between March 1, 2016, and March 30, 2017, he assaulted a 13-year-old girl by having physical contact with her while he had HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

He also admitted to having sexual contact with her and giving her HIV between March 1, 2016, and March 30, 2019.

During the hearing, James also admitted to having sex with a 41-year-old woman and infecting her between April 1, 2016, and December 2017; infecting a 19-year-old woman between March 1, 2016, and March 30, 2019; and having sex with a 21-year-old woman between March 5 and Aug. 30, 2016. She was not infected.
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