Valentino Talluto

Valentino Talluto (born 1984) is an Italian man who was charged in 2017 for the criminal transmission of HIV to at least 30 women and sentenced to 24 years' imprisonment.

Discovery of infection Talluto discovered his HIV positive status in 2006, after which he continued to contact and have relations with women via social networks, using the pseudonym "Hearty Style".

Arrest and trial Talluto was arrested in November 2015, nearly a decade after the discovery of his HIV positive status. His trial began in March 2017. He was convicted in Rome on 27 October 2017.