Third HIV case found in porn industry

LOS ANGELES, April 30 (UPI) -- A Los Angeles porn actress has become infected with the human immunodeficiency virus, the third HIV/AIDS case to hit the pornography industry this month.

Sharon Mitchell, clinic director where hundreds of performers are receiving HIV tests, confirmed Thursday Czech actress Jessica Dee tested positive for the virus that causes AIDS, the New York Times reported Friday.

Dee reportedly worked on a sex video March 23 with Darren James, the first Los Angeles actor to have been infected in the recent outbreak.

The San Fernando Valley-based porn industry, which has had no known HIV cases since 1999, has shut down filming for 60 days to test and retest hundreds of actors.

James reportedly brought the virus to the United States after working with an HIV-infected actress on a film in Brazil in early March.

Another actress, Lara Roxx, a Canadian, who had worked with James, tested positive for the HIV virus two weeks ago.

The moratorium on filming is expected to last until June 8.