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CJ Palmer sentence cut on appeal, will be eligible for parole in April

CJ Palmer sentence cut on appeal, will be eligible for parole in April

CJ Palmer has won an appeal against her six year jail term for passing on HIV to another person, and will now be eligible for parole in April 2019. The transgender woman was found guilty of passing on HIV to another person by failing to adequately inform them of her HIV status. For causing grievous […]

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Trans woman CJ Palmer sentenced to six years in a male prison

Trans woman CJ Palmer sentenced to six years in a male prison

Perth woman CJ Palmer has been sentenced to serve six years, with a non-parole period of four years, after being found guilty of committing Grievous Bodily Harm for transmitting HIV. Palmer will be returned to a male prison, despite being a transgender woman. Palmer has to date served 321 days in custody in a male […]

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CJ Palmer to be sentenced as concerns raised about criminalisation of HIV

CJ Palmer to be sentenced as concerns raised about criminalisation of HIV

Perth woman CJ Palmer will be sentenced for committing Grievous Bodily Harm in Perth’s District Court this afternoon. The 40 year old woman, who is transgender and was a sex worker, was found guilty last month of causing Grievous Bodily Harm because she failed to inform a sex partner of her HIV status. During the […]

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Woman found guilty of grievous bodily harm over HIV transmission

Woman found guilty of grievous bodily harm over HIV transmission

A woman has been found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm to a sex partner, after a jury determined she had not adequately informed a man of her HIV status before they had unprotected sex. CJ Palmer, who is a sex worker, and is also transgender, was found guilty in the Perth District Court earlier […]

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Transgender woman on trial for transmitting HIV says she was not told of diagnosis

Transgender woman on trial for transmitting HIV says she was not told of diagnosis

The trial of a transgender woman who is charged with causing grievous bodily harm by failing to tell a sex partner she had HIV has begun in the District Court. CJ Palmer, who was a sex worker working under the name Sienna Fox, is alleged to have ignored the news that she had contracted HIV […]

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Trans community celebrates as transwoman released from male prison

Trans community celebrates as transwoman released from male prison

After two unsuccessful appeals, transgender woman CJ Palmer has been granted bail by District Court Chief Judge Kevin Sleight. Palmer, age 38, has been incarcerated in a men’s corrective facility since February of this year, spending much of this time in solitary confinement. Robin, transwoman and assistant director of TransFolk of WA, spoke of the […]

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Sex worker charged with HIV transmission denied bail

Sex worker charged with HIV transmission denied bail

A transgender sex worker charged with transmitting HIV to a client has been denied bail because she does not believe that she is HIV positive. C.J Palmer was extradited from New South Wales to Western Australia in February. Palmer is accused of not disclosing their HIV status to a client while providing services as a sex […]

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