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Woman with HIV charged for coughing
King accused of criminal exposure
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Stephanie Denise King could face three to six years in prison if she is convicted of the felony offense.
A woman with HIV has been charged with criminal exposure for allegedly coughing in her probation officer’s face.The woman, Stephanie Denise King, 43, could face three to six years in prison if she is convicted of the felony offense.She is charged for the incident that happened in her West Riverside home during a visit there by her probation officer who is based out of Cookeville. The officer told the judicial commissioner through whom he swore the warrant that he was conducting a home visit for King and the defendant had been coughing the whole time he was there. The victim said he had been made aware King has HIV, as well tuberculosis, during past visits.“He (the probation officer) made her aware that she was going to lose her drug treatment program,” the warrant reads.The officer said he was about to leave when King stood up and walked close to him and coughed in his face.