Man charged and deliberately infecting victims with HIV appears in court

Adam Hall was remanded in custody following an appearance at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (Picture: North News & Pictures Ltd)

A man accused of raping five other men and deliberately infecting seven with HIV has appeared in court.

Adam Hall, 42, was remanded in custody at by magistrates in South Tyneside on Wednesday and will appear at Newcastle Crown Court on July 2.

He has also been charged with two counts of controlling or coercive behaviour and another of supplying GHB.