According to news service Agence France-Presse, 27-year-old Benaissa has known she’s HIV positive since 1999, but didn’t bother telling three partners between 2000 and 2004 about her medical condition.

“She was well aware that any unprotected sexual contact can lead to the virus being passed on,” prosecutors in Darmstadt, Germany, said.

The prosecutors also said one of the partners has been confirmed as being infected with the virus.

No Angels rose to fame in Europe in 2000 via the international TV talent show “Popstars.” Although the group broke up in 2004, the girls reformed for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, where they finished 23rd. The group won several awards during its heyday, including “Best-Selling German Act” at the World Music Awards in 2002 and for “Best German Song” at the NRJ Music Awards in 2003.

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