Jurors this afternoon are deliberating in the case of Robert W. Richardson II, who is charged with exposing four women to HIV in the past year.The jury began deliberations around 12:30 p.m. after closing arguments by the state and defense.Richardson, 30, took the stand this morning and said he didn’t think the women needed to know he was HIV-positive because he didn’t think he could transmit the disease, given the low level of the virus in his blood. “I didn’t believe it was possible,” he said.Richardson acknowledged he now realizes it was morally wrong not to tell the women before having sex, but that he never had the intention to expose them. Prosecutors must prove he intended to expose the women to HIV.Richardson said that after the women went to police early this year, he got a tattoo with a “Warning” sign that reads, “HIV-positive” on his chest. Defense attorney Thomas Johnson asked for permission for Richardson to show it to jurors, but prosecutors objected and Judge Stephen Six found it was irrelevant because it happened after the alleged crimes.In her closing argument, assistant Dist. Atty. Amy McGowan said Richardson decided to “play God” with the women by not informing them of his status. Johnson said the state has not proven that Richardson had the intention to expose the women.-contributed by Eric Weslander.