Houston Man Infects Infant & Teen With HIV After Sexual Assaults

In October 2014, 33-year-old Houston man David Richard Wilson was taken into custody after he sexually assaulted his ex-girlfriend’s children, a 14-year-old girl, and a 23-month-old baby, infecting them both with HIV. The teenager was pregnant with Wilson’s child at the time of his arrest.

Infant Needed Reconstructive Surgery

The infant’s mother brought the baby to Memorial Hermann Hospital in 2013. Doctors found a growth on her genitals. Test results showed the infant positive for herpes, chlamydia, and HIV. Doctors deemed that she had been sexually assaulted. Due to the damage from the infections, doctors performed reconstructive surgery on the infant.

14-Year-Old Pregnant; Infected With HIV

The 14-year-old told a DCF services social worker that she and Wilson had sex “numerous times” near her high school. She also stated that she was pregnant with Wilson’s baby. STD tests performed on the teen came back positive for herpes and HIV.

Police conducted STD testing on all four people who lived in the home with the two children. Of the four, only Wilson tested positive for STDs. Wilson was arrested.

During interrogation, Wilson confessed to sexual relations with the teen, telling police the relationship was consensual and that he loved her. He also stated that he had relations with many other women in the Houston area, all of whom were at risk of being infected with HIV.

Prior Prison Time on Sex Offense Convictions

Wilson, a known sex offender, had served four years in prison in 2005 after he had a “relationship” with a 14-year-old girl. The mother of the teenage girl called the police when she learned the pair were involved. Wilson was placed on probation but twice violated the order.

Even still, he was listed in the “low-risk” offender category in the county’s sex offender database.

In 2013, the mother of Wilson's Son, who wished to remain anonymous, told reporters he infected her with the virus when the two had a “fling” as well, claiming he knew that he was infected but did not inform her of the status or use protection during sexual intercourse.

Wilson Takes the Stand

During the punishment phase of his trial, Wilson took the stand in his own defense, saying that he wanted to make sure the jury heard his side of the story.

He told the court he was in love with the teen and still was. He further admitted that he had a relationship with the 14-year-old and did not regret it.

“I have never denied about us having a relationship,” Wilson said. “I am not sorry we were together, no, I am sorry the HIV came into the situation,” he finished.

The jury found Wilson guilty on all charges. He was sentenced to life in prison and currently serves his time at the Huntsville Unit of the Texas Department of Corrections.

Thank you for reading this story. Want more true crime? Check out the CM home page on Vocal, follow us on Facebook @CriminalMattersPage or get started with one of the following stories.

Better Get Your Baby Before the Alligators Do, a heartbreaking story of a father who tossed his 9-month-old baby out of a car, onto the dirt, and then into a canal, killing him. The mother asked for leniency in the case.

Abusive Husband Charged With Murder in Wife’s Suicide, a story of domestic violence and one woman’s heartbreaking struggle to get away from the man who stalked her and made her life miserable. When she committed suicide, that man was charged with murder. He now sits in prison.

More Information:

https://www.houstonpress.com/news/sex-offender-charged-with-raping-toddler-teen-was-low-risk-6742240

https://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=01-16-00256-CR&s=TX&d=104161