BBC News4/23/2026Crime
Teenage Rape Victim Deliberately Infected with HIV by Predator Jailed for Life
Adam Hall sentenced to minimum 23 years after deliberately infecting 15-year-old with HIV; seven men targeted across England
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- A 15-year-old boy was deliberately infected with HIV by Adam Hall, who raped him after meeting him on a dating app.
- Hall, from Washington, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 23 years at Newcastle Crown Court after being convicted of multiple offences.
- Sam (name changed) is one of seven men Hall targeted, with police believing he may have abused victims across County Durham, Middlesbrough, North and West Yorkshire, Manchester, and London.
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A 15-year-old boy was deliberately infected with HIV by Adam Hall, who raped him after meeting him on a dating app. Hall, from Washington, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 23 years at Newcastle Crown Court after being convicted of multiple offences. Sam (name changed) is one of seven men Hall targeted, with police believing he may have abused victims across County Durham, Middlesbrough, North and West Yorkshire, Manchester, and London. This is only the second conviction for intentional transmission of HIV in England.
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