HIV sex assault culprit sentenced to 6 years

Xavier Bissonnette was sentenced Thursday to six years in jail for sexually assaulting three women.

The judge called the 56-year-old Calgary mans actions "heinous," "disgusting" and "self-centered."

Bissonnette, who is infected with HIV, was originally charged after he picked up a 17-year-old girl from a bible camp in central Alberta and took her back to his Calgary home to have sex with her. The two met on an online dating site.

When information of the first assault become public, two other victims stepped forward. HIV tests for all three women have come back negative.

Bissonette pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated sexual assault and was sentenced to six years in jail, minus three months, for time already served.

Victim impact statements were released Thursday.

From the 17-year-olds parents: "It is trite to say that nothing can restore what was lost, nothing can make up for the way that our daughter's physical and emotional well-being was taken, and, nothing will restore our family's sense of security and safety."

Bissonette was also ordered to submit DNA, will be on the sex registry for life and also has a lifetime weapons prohibition.