SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A southwest Missouri man pleaded guilty Friday to a charge he failed to tell a woman that he was infected with HIV before they had sexual intercourse.

Robert E. Michael, 32, of Springfield, was sentenced in Greene County court to five years in prison.

Michael admitted having sex with a 53-year-old woman last June without informing her about the virus, which causes AIDS. Michael told police he had informed the woman the morning after.

A second count involving a 43-year-old woman was dismissed.

At the time of the crime, it was still considered a Class D felony, punishable by a maximum of five years in prison, Greene County assistant prosecutor Darick Hemphill said. Now, it would be a Class B felony, with a minimum sentence of five years and a maximum of 15 years in prison.