Denver police have arrested a man with AIDS on suspicion of prostitution, police said.
Darren Garcia, 31, was taken into custody Wednesday when officers arrested prostitution suspects along Colfax Avenue, police said. Garcia has eight prior arrests for prostitution, police said, including two previous arrests on suspicion of prostitution with the knowledge of AIDS.
Garcia was one of 14 people arrested Wednesday in the undercover SWAT sting. The other 13 were women.
Garcia’s aunt told 9News that she has warned her nephew to stop prostituting himself but he refuses to listen. She said she apologizes to the community on behalf of her nephew.
The district attorney’s office is reviewing the case for a possible habitual charge, 9News reports, which would carry a maximum sentence of nine years in prison.
Denver Post staff reports
