Woman pleads guilty in HIV assault case

YOUNGSTOWN — Prosecutors are recommending a sentence of between four and six years for a woman who pleaded guilty to having sex while knowingly having the HIV virus.

Virginia Davis, 24, of North Lima, pleaded guilty today in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court before Judge Maureen Sweeney to a count of felonious assault.

In exchange for her plea, another charge of felonious assault and a charge of falsification were dropped.

Assistant Prosecutor Michael Yacovone said Davis was accused of having unprotected sex with her boyfriend and one other man in 2014.

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