Prosecutors are asking a court for a five-year sentence for a woman convicted of aggravated sexual assault for exposing a man to HIV.
Last year, a jury found Marjorie Schenkels guilty of not disclosing her HIV positive status before she had sexual intercourse with the victim in 2011.
Crown prosecutors say she was told of her HIV status in December 2009 and was warned more than once by a doctor that it was a crime to not disclose her diagnosis to future sexual partners.
The victim came forward to police in February 2012 after having been diagnosed HIV positive several months prior.
Schenkels admitted to police she was too afraid to tell him about her HIV status because she was scared of losing the friends they shared.
She hasn't spent any time in custody in connection to the case and prosecutors say five years would be an appropriate sentence.
(CJOB)
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