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No jail time for pop star in HIV case

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Published: Aug. 26, 2010 at 9:28 PM

DARMSTADT, Germany, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- German pop star Nadja Benaissa, who was found guilty of infecting a former sexual partner with the HIV virus, has received a two-year suspended sentence.

Benaissa, 28, was convicted in a German court of causing bodily harm to a man who contracted the virus, and of two counts of attempted bodily harm to two others. The recording artist faced as much as 10 years in prison, but received the suspended sentence Thursday, the BBC said. She was ordered to perform 300 hours of community service.

The No Angels singer has admitted having unprotected sex with the three men and failing to disclose her HIV status. However, she denied deliberately infecting anyone and apologized during the trial for her actions.

Prosecutors sought leniency on her behalf because she admitted wrongdoing and apologized, the BBC said.

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