The story of an HIV convict: video interview part two

Ryan Handy awaits sentencing for aggravated sexual assault. Is he the real victim?

Read more about Ryan Handy and learn more about the criminalization of HIV.

RYAN HANDY IN HIS OWN WORDS:

Part two
In the second of this three-part video series Handy describes meeting his accuser, the events leading up to his arrest and his experience in jail.

Watch part two of the interview below (runs approx 7:50)

Watch the first installment, in which Handy describes how he became HIV-positive.

Watch the third installment, in which Handy describes how he feels about the courts, the law and his accuser.

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