Darren James (born February 25, 1964 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former pornographic actor who sent shock waves throughout the adult entertainment industry and made worldwide headlines in 2004 after testing positive for HIV.
To prevent an HIV outbreak, an urgent search was initiated for his potentially infected partners. The search and subsequent testing was conducted by the Adult Industry Medical Health Care Foundation. James had apparently had c...
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Darren James (born February 25, 1964 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former pornographic actor who sent shock waves throughout the adult entertainment industry and made worldwide headlines in 2004 after testing positive for HIV.
To prevent an HIV outbreak, an urgent search was initiated for his potentially infected partners. The search and subsequent testing was conducted by the Adult Industry Medical Health Care Foundation. James had apparently had contact with 12 women since his initial negative HIV test in March upon his return from a Brazilian shoot, where he was suspected to have been infected by Bianca Biaggi. By the end of the month it was discovered that three actresses who had worked with James shortly after his return to the United States (two of whom were involved in the same production) had also become infected with the virus. These were Canadian newcomer Lara Roxx, Miss Arroyo, and Czech-born Jessica Dee. Viral load comparisons between Roxx and James indicated that James was ...
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