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Semen-Tainted Yogurt Gets Anthony Garcia 2 Years In New Mexico Prison

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03/ 1/12 05:40 PM ET  AP

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A grocery store worker accused of handing out a semen-tainted yogurt sample has been sentenced to two years in prison.

Anthony Garcia pleaded guilty in the case in October, admitting he contaminated a sample of the yogurt he was handing out at an Albuquerque Sunflower Market in January 2011. He was sentenced Thursday.

Garcia also admitted putting some of his semen on a plastic spoon that he placed with the yogurt. The 32-year-old then approached a female customer and offered her a sample.

The woman told police that after tasting the sample, she spit on the floor several times and wiped her mouth on the garment she was wearing to get the taste out of her mouth.

Federal prosecutors called the allegations "sickening and appalling."

Garcia had faced up to three years in prison.

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04:21 PM on 03/13/2012
Why can that not fall under "Rape"?
wwhatever747
Whatever Karma Bites, Let it be, U asked for it.
01:28 AM on 03/14/2012
Re: Excellent thought.
07:21 PM on 03/10/2012
he sould have ate pineapple and not aspearigus befor waking a load the taste would have been sweater i have been told
the lady might not have been so up set if had tasted beter
aww hahaha
03:20 PM on 03/13/2012
man..how many spelling and grammatical errors can one person make...jeez
05:19 AM on 03/07/2012
How did she know the taste? Is the real question disgusting as it is.
07:21 PM on 03/10/2012
experiance i would be beting on haha
10:33 PM on 03/12/2012
didnt say she recognized the taste, just that she spit it out
12:50 PM on 03/06/2012
I just threw up in my mouth a little
07:22 PM on 03/10/2012
a nasty lil verp i hate when that happens
08:38 PM on 03/05/2012
As bad as the dentist who was caught using it as an oral treatment.
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12:20 PM on 03/05/2012
She knew the taste right away. It probably was your mom.
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hollyhund
Don't judge all Texans by the ones you see on TV
02:22 PM on 03/03/2012
I found a band aid in a Little Ceasars pizza about 10 years ago!!!
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04:04 PM on 03/03/2012
Wow. I once found a NAIL in a scrambled egg, and another time a bug inside a bread. I'm hoping to find money for a change in the future.
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Jced
I'd love to kiss ya...but, I just washed my hair!!
11:36 PM on 03/04/2012
Was there semen on the band aid?
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12:45 PM on 03/03/2012
"Federal prosecutors called the allegations "sickening and appalling." Only a two year prison sentence is equally "sickening and appalling".
07:25 PM on 03/10/2012
he was probaly only charged for stupididty i dont belive there is a charge for sodomising yogurt
haha
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11:05 PM on 03/10/2012
Now that was funny, mikeemo1. Love your humor.
09:33 AM on 03/03/2012
Had he done that to me, he would have visited the emergency room before being taken to jail.

People who tamper with food deserve the worst we can do.
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08:04 AM on 03/03/2012
What compels anyone to do something like that? There has to be a major mental health issue with this guy, like a sexual form of sociopathy that anyone paying attention would notice just by looking at him. Whoever hired him should be held accountable for his sickening actions.
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wesdfs
a guy with different point of veiw
12:15 AM on 03/03/2012
gross-----he should have gotten more time and every victim need to get tested for hiv-------just when I thought I heard it all--------
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shisterkatz
Why can't we all just get along?
12:01 PM on 03/05/2012
I was thinking the same thing about getting tested. If I were one of the victims no one would have to even tell me to do it. The sad thing is it could take up to 6 years to show up, i would also be demanding that the perp be tested for every STD there is.
04:41 PM on 05/16/2012
Let me start by saying this story is disturbing, gross and this guy deserves to get in a lot of trouble for what he did. That said, some points of clarification:

1) Many STIs (including HIV) would be killed off upon being exposed to oxygen, so the chance that this would put them in danger of getting HIV is pretty much nonexistent. Also - the chance of contracting HIV orally is much lower than by other entry points into the body.

2) 6 years? No. Even if this were a means for transmission, 3-6 months is the "window period" for which it takes the body to begin developing HIV antibodies - which is how people are tested. The tests look for antibodies developed in the body's response to HIV infection.

3) There is obviously a need for better sexual health education in this country.
11:03 PM on 03/02/2012
Even more of a reason to eat fresh, local, and unprocessed foods.
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shisterkatz
Why can't we all just get along?
12:05 PM on 03/05/2012
it wasn't packaged the perp was handing out samples and i am sure he was selecting the victims to give the tainted yogurt to.
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04:17 PM on 03/02/2012
He should be getting a lot more time than 2 years. His actions are a form of sexual assault.
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shisterkatz
Why can't we all just get along?
12:06 PM on 03/05/2012
yes they are and he should be made to go on the sexual preditors registry
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03:35 PM on 03/02/2012
Sleeping guy in parliament is better.