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HIV Brighton hairdresser 'pressured man into sex' HIV Brighton hairdresser 'pressured man into sex'
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A man who says he was deliberately infected with HIV by a Brighton hairdresser felt "pressured" into having sex, a court has been told.A man who says he was deliberately infected with HIV by a Brighton hairdresser felt "pressured" into having sex, a court has been told.
Hairdresser Daryll Rowe is accused of telling partners he did not have the virus and insisting on unprotected sex. Hairdresser Daryll Rowe is accused of telling partners he was virus-free and then insisting on unprotected sex.
In a video statement to Lewes Crown Court, the man said he felt he was starting a relationship with Mr Rowe.In a video statement to Lewes Crown Court, the man said he felt he was starting a relationship with Mr Rowe.
He said he later received a text from Mr Rowe saying: "Maybe you have the fever... I have HIV LOL."He said he later received a text from Mr Rowe saying: "Maybe you have the fever... I have HIV LOL."
Mr Rowe, from Brighton, denies infecting four men with the virus.Mr Rowe, from Brighton, denies infecting four men with the virus.
He also denies attempting to infect a further six men in the Brighton area between October 2015 and December 2016.He also denies attempting to infect a further six men in the Brighton area between October 2015 and December 2016.
'Not raping you' 'Ripped condom'
The alleged victim said: "He was huffing and puffing and saying 'you need to do it if we're going to be together'." In his taped police interview, the complainant said: "He asked for sex and I gave him oral sex. He asked for more and I said no and he started to get angry.
In his video statement he said: "I felt like we had to do it. So we did." "I felt like we had to do it. So we did."
The court heard they did not use a condom. The two men had unprotected sex but stopped when a cyclist rode past the car.
The jury was told the men were interrupted by a passing cyclist and Mr Rowe had then wanted them to continue. Mr Rowe then wanted them to continue but the alleged victim said he did not.
But the alleged victim did not, saying: "I'm not going to be pressured into it." When the complainant drove him home, Mr Rowe refused to get out of the car and tried to bully him into having sex behind some bins, the court heard.
He said Mr Rowe responded: "I'm not raping you or anything" and he replied: "No, but it's not very nice." "It felt like an hour with him just going on and on. I felt very vulnerable," he said.
Before they had sex Mr Rowe had told him that he was "clean" and had recently been tested for HIV, the court heard. A second complainant, an American man, also said Mr Rowe aggressively demanded unprotected sex but he insisted on a condom.
The man said after they had sex he sent Mr Rowe a text message saying that he was not going to meet him again. He said Mr Rowe's messages became aggressive, so he blocked the number.
He also told Mr Rowe he was not feeling well. Mr Rowe then sent the text message. He said Mr Rowe called him on a withheld number and said: "I ripped the condom, you're so stupid you don't even know. You may have it. Burn."
A few months later the American was diagnosed as HIV positive.
The four men Mr Rowe is accused of infecting with HIV all had very similar strains to the one he was infected with, making it highly likely he was the source of the virus, the court heard.
The trial continues.The trial continues.