UGA law professor investigated for not disclosing HIV positive status to partner

By Joe Johnson

A University of Georgia law professor is being investigated for allegedly not disclosing his HIV-positive status before having sex with an Athens man.

According to police, the 23-year-old man reported that he met the professor through the Grindr social networking app in November 2024 and they had sex at the professor’s home.

Police said the professor is being investigated under the state law that makes it a felony “for a person living with HIV to knowingly engage in sexual acts or share needles without disclosing their HIV-positive status to the other person.”