Italian court sentences man to 24 years' jail for infecting 30 women with HIV

Valentino Talluto, an Italian HIV-positive man accused of infecting through unprotected sex about 30 women, looks on during his trial on October 25, 2017 in the courtroom of the Rebibbia prison. - AFP

An Italian court on Friday sentenced an HIV-positive man to 24 years' jail for intentionally infecting 30 women he had unprotected sex with over nearly 10 years.

Under the pseudonym "Hearty Style", 33-year-old accountant Valentino Talluto seduced dozens of young women on social networks and Internet dating sites, often dating several at a time.