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Sentencing delayed for HIV suspect in New York
December 4, 1997
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Web posted at: 3:16 p.m. EST (2016 GMT)NEW YORK (CNN) -- A judge delayed sentencing Thursday for Nushawn Williams, the man who came to national attention when health officials accused him of knowingly spreading HIV to as many as 10 sex partners in New York. The sentencing -- for an unrelated drug charge -- was postponed so Williams can undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
Bronx Supreme Court Judge John Byrne ordered Williams, 21, to undergo 30 days of psychiatric testing and set January 16 as the new sentencing date. Williams was arrested in the Bronx September 22 and charged with selling $20 worth of crack cocaine to an undercover narcotics detective.
Williams had unprotected sex after he was diagnosed with HIV, and the women and girls later tested positive for the virus that causes AIDS, according to health officials.
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