OHIO
WKYC
CLEVELAND — A judge has ruled that an HIV-positive priest who police say solicited sex from a Cleveland Metroparks ranger last year will face a felony charge should he go to trial.
The attorney for 69-year-old Rev. James McGonegal asked the judge to reconsider a 1996 Ohio law that makes it a third-degree felony for someone with HIV to solicit sex.
The attorney argued McGonegal’s HIV status should be ignored because of medical advancements and he should face a third-degree misdemeanor charge.
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