Singer Nadja Benaissa Found Guilty For Hiding HIV From Unprotected Sexual Partners, Infecting 1, But Won't Face Jail Time

One of her partners became infected with the virus. Benaissa had allegedly known her status since 1999.

Benaissa admitted not telling sexual partners she was HIV-positive but denied intending to infect anyone, telling the court during the trial, "I am sorry from the heart."

Benaissa had said she believed there was little chance of her passing on the virus and she did not want it made public because of the harm it might cause her daughter and the band, according to the German newspaper Bild.

Bild also reported that one of Benaissa's alleged victims told the court he had unprotected sex with Benaissa on about three occasions. He said he went to the doctor after learning of Benaissa's condition from her aunt, and discovered he had contracted the virus.

He told Benaissa: "You have borne so much suffering in the world," according to the newspaper.

No Angels became Germany's most successful all-female group after they formed on the international television show "Popstars" in 2000. The band reformed in 2007 and competed in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest.

Benaissa is appearing in youth court because she was 17 at the time of the first alleged offence.

The fact that Benaissa is HIV-positive was not made public until her arrest in April last year. She spent 10 days in custody after her arrest before being released on bail.

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Ja Rule Carries On Battle In NYC Gun Case, "I'm Still Facing A Lot Of Time"

"It's been a crazy three years going through this situation. [Lil] Wayne will be home in November. I'm still facing... a lot of time. So, I've got to mentally put my mind on it and work toward... God will see me through it. I've got a good family, good people around me. I got a lot of mottos I live by, man. 'Don't get mad, get money.' 'Persistence outweighs resistance.' I just try to stay focused throughout all the bullsh*t and keep pushing. As long as I've been in this business it's been a struggle. Ain't nothing been easy. Even when we were doing 3, 4 million, it wasn't easy. It was a fight to the finish, and this is going to be the same thing. Right now it's no different."
source - VIBE

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No Lebron, How Bout Mello? Carmelo Anthony Wants Out Of Denver Bad. Said To Be Interested In New York Knicks

All signs continue to point toward the eventual divorce between Carmelo Anthony and the Denver Nuggets.

League sources say it is now a matter of when, not if, Anthony and the Nuggets will go their separate ways.

Anthony is weighing whether to sign a three-year, $65 million extension offered by the Nuggets. His dilemma, league sources say, is what affords him the best chance of continuing his career elsewhere. Anthony could sign with Denver and convince the team to then trade him. His other option would be to not sign the extension, thereby forcing the team to move him rather than risk losing him next summer as a free agent.

During his annual basketball camp in Colorado on Saturday, Anthony said he had no timetable on when he'll decide whether to sign the extension.

In either case, "he's going to make it real clear that he's not coming back," said one league source.

But both Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke and Anthony already are well aware that they don't have a future together, sources say. That became clear to Kroenke at a reception after Anthony's July 11 nuptials to La La Vasquez in Manhattan.

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