Girl Band Singer HIV Positive

A singer in a German girl band is facing the possibility of a long jail term for having unprotected sex with several men without telling them she was HIV positive.

Nadja Benaissa appeared in court yesterday charged with grievous bodily harm for allegedly infecting one of her lovers with the virus. The 28-year-old singer has also been charged with attempted aggravated assault for allegedly having unprotected sex with two other men who did not contract HIV.,"

Benaissa is a member of Germany's most successful girl band, No Angels. According to The Daily Mail,"She told the District Court of Darmstadt she was 'careless during those days' and admitted she did not tell her sexual partners about her condition, adding tearfully: 'I am sorry with all my heart.'"

The court heard she had sexual encounters with the three men between 2000 and 2004. If found guilty, she could be jailed for up to ten years.