Godfrey Zaburoni charged with knowingly passing on HIV to his girlfriend. Source: The Sunday Mail (Qld)
A HIV-positive circus acrobat charged with knowingly passing on the virus to his girlfriend repeatedly told her he did not have the condition, a court has been told.
Zimbabwean national Godfrey Zaburoni is standing trial in Southport District Court on the Gold Coast, charged with transmitting HIV with intent.
During his opening address Monday morning, Crown Prosecutor Mark Whitbread told the jury Mr Zaburoni's former partner asked him if he had had STD tests before they first had sex and several other times throughout their 20-month relationship.
"She was aware he was from Zimbabwe and AIDS was common in Africa," he said.
"She asked him specifically about it (but) he said he would not have been allowed in to the country if he had it.
"He lied to her."
The woman underwent blood tests in 2009, about six months after the end of the relationship, and learnt she had HIV.
Mr Whitbread told the court Mr Zaburoni had known of his condition since at least 1998.
"He met with an infectious diseases specialist three times and he was well aware that HIV could be transmitted through sexual contact," he said.
Mr Zaburoni admits passing on HIV to his former partner, but denies doing so intentionally.
He has told police that he thought the disease 'might go away', or could only be passed on through sharing needles.
The prosecution will dispute those claims, saying Mr Zaburoni was well aware of the health risks associated with HIV.
The trial is expected to last three days.
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