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Friday, March 16, 2007

Ray Charles Could Have Seen This Coming

Woman who dated ex-CFLer Trevis Smith tells Regina court he denied having HIV
Published: Monday, 2007 | 1:47 PM ET
Canadian Press

REGINA (CP) - A 31-year-old Regina woman has taken the witness stand in the trial of a former CFL football player accused of spreading the HIV virus.

The woman said she had dated Trevis Smith for a number of years. She said when she heard rumours the one-time Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker was HIV positive, she confronted him. She said he denied it and they continued to have sex.

Former Saskatchewan Roughriders' player Trevis Smith.

Smith, 30, is charged with aggravated sexual assault for having sex with the woman and a woman in B.C. without telling them he had the virus.

He played seven years in the CFL before his contract expired before the 2006 season.

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Anonymous said...: lost soul; Mar 16, 2007, 2:16:00 PM
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