Saskatchewan Roughrider Trevis Smith has been charged with aggravated sexual assault, and the RCMP have revealed the fact that he is HIV-positive in an attempt to warn any of his sexual contacts.

Smith, a linebacker, is from Alabama and played for the Crimson Tide. An unusual fact in this case: "Smith's biography with the Roughriders says he is a former model and hairdresser."

It doesn't say how they discovered his HIV status. Did he volunteer the information? Did they do the blood test when they arrested him? Did the accuser make the claim?

This opens him up to all sorts of speculation.

By the definition given consent may not be a factor here, because the victim may not have given informed consent.

A question I would add to the list is "Did he know of his status?"

Also do they have a union or have to be HIV-test?

A bit more on same story. Globe & Mail

It is interesting that neither article says whether the complaintant is male or female. Or is the inclusion of the fact that he was a model/hairdresser suppossed to tell us that?

I would giess that if he is gay and closeted, he wouldn't list model and hairdresser and previous occupations. He might try lying and saying construction worker or cattle rancher.

On one of the sports highlight shows I heard that the complaintant/victim(?) is female. None of the reports I've read have indicated whether Smith knew he was HIV+, or how the authorities came to know that.

Yes, it does appear Smith's victim was female, as indicated in this excerpt from the Vancouver Sun:

It's just as well the Saskatchewan Roughriders have a 'bye' in the CFL schedule this weekend, so as not to distract the team anymore than they already are. Regina is a small city and the Roughriders are its only pro sports team, so I'm sure they are under the microscope with the local media. I'll be watching the Calgary-Winnipeg game this afternoon, and will keep my ears open for any commentary on the case before the game or at half-time.

The latest I've heard is that the so-called "aggravated sexual assault" was that he was having unprotected sex with a woman while knowingly being HIV+.

Also, it's been revealed that senior management of the team knew about his HIV status for a year, but did not disclose the information for confidentiality reasons and that he was deemed not a threat to the health or safety of his teammates.

More on the Trevis Smith story from CBC . Scroll down past the article and click on the camera icon beside the title to see video of the story. Next weekend Saskatchewan plays its final regular-season game in Vancouver, where Smith was arrested on the sexual assault charge.