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Judge Rules STD Transmission as Domestic Violence in NY

2/28/2026

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A judge ruled that transmitting sexually transmitted diseases constitutes domestic violence in New York.
The wife received 100% of the couple's assets after infection with herpes and HPV.
The ruling rests on a 2020 law amendment.
Thomas Saxton (the husband) was arrested in 2022 for threatening his family with a gun, pled guilty to weapons possession in January 2024, and is serving a seven-year sentence.

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Story summary

A judge ruled that transmitting sexually transmitted diseases constitutes domestic violence in New York.
The wife received 100% of the couple's assets after infection with herpes and HPV.
The ruling rests on a 2020 law amendment.
Thomas Saxton (the husband) was arrested in 2022 for threatening his family with a gun, pled guilty to weapons possession in January 2024, and is serving a seven-year sentence.