Gareth Thomas, the former rugby star hailed as a gay sporting pioneer, is being sued in the High Court for allegedly “deceptively” transmitting HIV to a former partner.
Thomas, 48, has been accused by Ian Baum of hiding his HIV status when the pair were a couple then, knowing he was carrying the virus, “failing to take reasonable care” to ensure that he did not pass on the infection.
It is understood that Thomas will vigorously defend the legal claim.
Baum, who had an on-off relationship with Thomas from 2013, alleges that he noticed the rugby player taking pills when they first became a couple, but was told these were “vitamin tablets” and the labels had been ripped off bottles.
He alleges he only found
