Iowa man sexually abused 13-year-old girl, infected her and another woman with HIV, police say

An Iowa man is behind bars after authorities said he sexually abused a teen and infected her and another woman with HIV.

According to the Gazette, police on Tuesday arrested Lamont James, 33, of Cedar Rapids, on two counts each of sex abuse and transmitting an infectious disease. He remains in the Linn County Jail on $50,000 bond, booking records show.

In June, the now-16-year-old victim told investigators that the sexual encounters with James began when she was 13, the Gazette reported. She later learned that she is HIV-positive and believes James, who has HIV but never told her, transmitted the virus to her, authorities said.