Expert consensus statement on the science of HIV in the context of criminal law by Barré-Sinoussi, Françoise, Abdool Karim, Salim S, Albert, Jan, Bekker, Linda-Gail, Beyrer, Chris, Cahn, Pedro, Calmy, Alexandra, Grinsztejn, Beatriz, Grulich, Andrew, Kamarulzaman, Adeeba, Kumarasamy, Nagalingeswaran, Loutfy, Mona R, El Filali, Kamal M, Mboup, Souleymane, Montaner, Julio SG, Munderi, Paula, Pokrovsky, Vadim, Vandamme, Anne-Mieke, Young, Benjamin, Godfrey-Faussett, Peter

“…Lastly, consideration of the use of scientific evidence in court found that phylogenetic analysis alone cannot prove beyond reasonable doubt that one person infected another although it can be used to exonerate a defendant. Conclusions: The application of up-to-date scientific evidence in criminal cases has the potential to limit unjust prosecutions and convictions. …”