The story of an HIV convict: video interview part one

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

RYAN HANDY IN HIS OWN WORDS:

Part one
In the first of this three-part video series Handy describes how he became HIV-positive.

Watch part one of the interview below (runs approx 5:30)



Check out the clip on Xtra.ca’s YouTube channel

Watch the second installment, in which Handy describes meeting his accuser, the events leading up to his arrest and his experience in jail.

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

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