Jan 29, 2008 5:18 pm US/Eastern
Woman Sues Lawmaker For 'Unwanted Fluids'
HOUSTON (AP) ―
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State Rep. Borris Miles
Texas House of Representatives
A lawsuit against a state lawmaker claims he forcibly kissed a woman at a holiday party and demands he be tested for sexually transmitted diseases.
Krysynthia Rido and her husband sued Friday in state district court, saying they fear AIDS and other diseases because Rido was exposed to Democratic state Rep. Borris Miles' "unwanted bodily fluids." She wants the court to order Miles to undergo blood tests for sexually transmitted diseases.
The suit also accuses Miles, 42, of assault and battery and asks for compensatory and punitive damages.
The Harris County District Attorney's Office has been looking into a complaint that Miles entered a hotel ballroom without an invitation, confronted guests, displayed a pistol and forcibly kissed another man's wife.
Messages left at Miles' offices by The Associated Press were not immediately returned on Sunday.
Miles' spokesman, Donald Fields, said in the Houston Chronicle's Saturday online editions that Miles was not immediately available for comment because he was in Memorial Hospital with pneumonia.
The Ridos' lawsuit contends Miles acted in a "depraved, unconscionable and reckless manner, leaving in his wake shame, embarrassment and mental trauma."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that some STDs can be transmitted orally. Its Web site says AIDS cannot be transmitted through casual kissing.
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