. >> merithew says he encounters too many attitudes. like that of ruben flores. >> if you want to be homosexual, that's good. that's your problem. it's your business. i'm going to tell you that god don't like homosexuals, that that's something against nature. if you want to do it, that's on you. but it's not right. >> if the inmates in his unit are not always welcoming of homosexuals, merithew has another strike against him. he is hiv positive. not only that, his condition is what led to his high-profile arrest. >> do most people here know what you're here for? >> yes. because it was on the news and of course -- but actually, they don't really understand what i'm actually in here for because they think i'm in here for transmitting hiv and that's not what i'm in here for. i'm in here for non-disclosure. >> merithew, who had acquired hiv after a sexual encounter 12 years earlier placed a personal ad on a gay dating website seeking unprotected sex. he soon found a willing partner. >> basically, he approached me on my -- saw my profile and

naval hiv-positive inmate jeremy merithew. the self-proclaimed outcast of d-3a, just moved out of the unit into a segregation cell. >> some of the inmates in d3-a accused me of putting semen on bologna sandwiches that i was giving to them, and claims sent me down here to the hole because of my own safety. he said they wanted to kill me. >> an individual came up to me and told me that jeremy had said that he was going to give everybody in the pod hiv. he had told people he put a special sauce on his sandwiches. >> extra mayonnaise. that's what i said. that was like four weeks ago. >> you're saying you did not do that? >> no, i did not do that. >> bologna sandwiches are not part of the jail's normal meal plan. they're usually given to inmates who require an additional meal for medication. due to his hiv status, he was one of those but he gave his sandwiches away. >> sandwiches are popular because a lot of inmates of indigent and he was giving them out for free, i guess. if you can get anything in jail free, sandwiches or anythin

. >> merithew says he encounters too many attitudes.ike that of reuben flores. >> you want to be gay, that's your business. i can tell you god don't like homosexuals. it is against nature. if want to do it, go ahead, but it's not right. >> the inmates in his unit are not always welcoming of homosexuals, and he has another strike against him. he is hiv positive. not only that, his condition is what led to his high-profile arrest. >> do most people know what you're in for? >> yes. actually they really understand, because they think i'm here for transmitting hiv are, but that's not what i'm in here for. >> he contracted hiv for a sexual encounter seeking unprotected sex and soon found a willing partner. >> basically, he approached me online, saw my profile and said, basically he came over around we had sex, and then he left. >> merithew's partner, a married man living a straight life later told police he assured him he did not have hiv. following his encounter, he grew concerned and contacted him with a different screen name. this time, me