A man who has been jailed for raping a woman is waiting to find out whether he has contracted HIV from her.
Richard Thomas was sentenced to five years and four months after admitting raping the woman at her home in Leigh, Greater Manchester.
He knew she was ill but did not know she had HIV and collapsed when police told him, Liverpool Crown Court heard.
Thomas, 27, of Sandringham Drive, Leigh, raped the woman after she had taken a sleeping tablet.
‘His own fault’
He said he had been drinking heavily and taken drugs, and could not recall the attack but believed the woman, the court heard.
Thomas had let himself into the house uninvited in the middle of the night and the woman, who had taken a sleeping tablet, awoke to find him raping her.
Harry Pepper, prosecuting, said: “She froze and no words were exchanged. He pulled up his shorts and left.”
Judge Mark Brown described the crime as “dreadful”.
Thomas is due to find out whether he has contracted HIV later in the week.
His barrister, Virginia Hayton, said: “It is his own fault, if he had not committed this offence he would not have placed himself in this position.”
joke :
The Fishing Trip
A man tells his wife that he’s going on a weekend fishing trip with his buddies. He packs his gear, loads up the car, and heads out.
A few days later, he returns home exhausted, sunburned, and smelling like fish. His wife greets him at the door and says, “So, how was the fishing trip?”
He sighs and says, “Terrible! We didn’t catch a single fish. It was raining the whole time, the boat had a leak, and to top it off, my best friend forgot the food! It was miserable.”
His wife crosses her arms and smirks. “Oh really? Then why did your best friend’s wife call and say you spent the weekend at a luxury hotel?”
The man’s eyes widen. He stammers for a second, then says:
“Wait… you mean I could have actually gone fishing?!”
