HIV

Florida pastor accused of having sex with 14-year-old boy, not revealing HIV diagnosis

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A “dope-smoking pedophile preacher” had sex with at least one underage boy and an adult man without telling them he was HIV positive — and Florida officials said Tuesday they fear there might be additional victims. Timothy Chaneyfield, the 42-year-old pastor at St. James United American Free Will Baptist Church in Winter Haven, was arrested … Read more

South African civil groups warn of dire impact as US phases out HIV program funding

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JOHANNESBURG — Civil society organizations in South Africa said Wednesday that adolescent girls and women are among the first vulnerable groups to feel the pinch of U.S. foreign aid cuts as the Trump administration phases out its more than $400 million support annually for the country’s HIV programs. The U.S. State Department has said that … Read more