Thomas Guerra

Thomas Guerra
Born (1985-02-23) February 23, 1985 (age 39)
Delano, California, United States
Occupationlandscape architect

Thomas Miguel Guerra (born February 23, 1985), also known as Ashton Lucian Chavez and Tomii Guerra,[1] is an American landscape architect who became the first person in the state of California to be convicted for intentionally infecting another individual with HIV. In 2015 prosecutors in the San Diego County Superior Court presented 11,000 text messages and 36 audio clips to support their case against Guerra. Since then, Guerra has been accused of intentionally exposing dozens of other men to HIV.[2][3][4] Guerra is the great-nephew of labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez.[1][5][6]

  1. ^ a b Lyanne Melendez (August 28, 2015). "Man accused of intentionally infecting men in San Francisco, SoCal with HIV". ABC7-San Francisco. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  2. ^ Michael E. Miller (May 5, 2015). "Man who knowingly spread HIV sentenced to six months. Judge calls it a 'travesty.'". Washington Post. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  3. ^ Marcella Lee (March 9, 2015). "Man pleads no contest to willfully spreading HIV". CBS8-San Diego. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  4. ^ Matthew Tharrett (May 5, 2015). "Man Who Purposefully Infected His Boyfriend With HIV Gets Six Months In Prison". Logo. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  5. ^ Deborah Hastings (May 5, 2015). "San Diego man who intentionally spread HIV sentenced to 6 months in jail". NY Daily News. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  6. ^ Mariana Jacob (August 27, 2015). "Man accused of spreading HIV intentionally". ABC30-Fresno. Retrieved May 7, 2015.