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                                    Ray Benson - Musician Hepatitis C
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                                            Musician Ray Benson
                                             
                                    
                                    
                                    First Name: Ray
                                     
                                    Last Name: Benson
                                     Occupation: Musician 
                                        STD(s): Hepatitis C
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                     City: Philadelphia
                                     
                                     State/Territory: Pennsylvania
                                     
                                    Country: United States
                                     
                                    Age: 61
                                     
                                    Sexual Orientation: Straight
                                     
                                    Race: White
                                     
                                    Sex: Male
                                     
                                    Hair: Gray
                                     
                                    Eyes: Brown     
                                     
                                    Height: 6 ft. 0 inches
                                     
                                    Weight: 180 lbs.
                                     
                                     Infection Date: Friday, December 31, 1999:
                                     
                                       Disclosure History: Has not failed to notify someone before exposure
                                     
                                       Information Source: Published Source
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Ray Benson is not sure whether he caught Hepatitis C from a tattoo needle or sharing a cocaine straw. Whatever the case he has it and has been talking about it to help others and is not afraid about it hurting his image. "I feel I have nothing to lose and everything to gain," he said. "If you want to put a face on it, here it is, pal."  The original source link for this story went dead, so it has been replaced with an interview in which Ray Benson mentions an incident in which he was sick with Hepatitis C. 
                                             
                                    If you are going to use cocaine you should always use your own tooter. Benson performed at the 2008 TEC Awards in the video below. 
 
                                    
                                        This report is part of ACSERP. It's ACSERP count is '3'. 
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