Man held after women's HIV claim

A male suspect has been arrested by police after complaints that a man with HIV had unprotected sex with a number of women.

Devon and Cornwall Police said the women live in the east Devon area.

The women told officers they had had unprotected sex with the man, who had failed to disclose his HIV status.

A 39-year-old man from the Bournemouth area of Dorset was arrested on Friday and has been released on police bail until 11 May.

Devon and Cornwall Police said in a statement it could confirm a number of women had come forward regarding allegations of their having had unprotected sex with a man who they now believed to be HIV positive.

The women allege he failed to tell them.