German pop star Nadja Benaissa waits for the beginning of a session of her trial in the district court house in the western German city of Darmstadt on Aug. 19, 2010. Benaissa, a singer from the German girl band "No Angels"
has gone on trial accused of causing bodily harm by having unprotected sex despite knowing she was HIV-positive. According to the charge sheet, obtained by AFP, Benaissa had unprotected sex on five occasions between 2000 and 2004 with three men and did not tell them she was infected.
Nadja Benaissa, singer from the German girl band "No Angels," sits in a courtroom in Darmstadt, Germany, Aug. 16, 2010. The German singer admitted to having unprotected sex with three partners without warning them that she was HIV-positive. She is alleged to have infected a man with the virus in 2004. If convicted, the mother-of-one could face up to 10 years in prison.
The singers of the German girl band "No Angels," from left to right, Nadja Benaissa, Sandy Moelling, Lucy Diakowska and Jessica Wahls, pose for photographers after the introduction of their album "Welcome to the Dance" in Berlin on July 15, 2009.
"No Angels" singers Nadja Benaissa, Sandy Moelling, model Alena Gerber and actress Sophia Thomalla pose during the presentation of chocolate dresses designed by German bakery group Lambertz on Jan. 21, 2010, in Munich, Germany.
Nadja Benaissa of the German girl band "No Angele" presents the group's album "Welcome to The Dance" at Astor Film Lounge on July 15, 2009, in Berlin.
Nadja Benaissa of the German girl band "No Angels" dances at the Echo Award 2010 after party on March 4, 2010, in Berlin.
No Angels member Nadja Benaissa attends a press conference at the Sankt Poelten City Party on July 3, 2009, in Sankt Poelten, Austria.
Nadja Benaissa, of the German girl band "No Angels," attends the Oktoberfest 2009 opening at Hippodrom on Sept. 19, 2009, in Munich, Germany.
Nadja Benaissa of the German girl band "No Angels" is seen in Berlin on Feb. 15, 2008.