The Adult Industry Medical Health Care Foundation, which monitors the health of adult film actors, announced the moratorium and testing April 15, and said actor Darren James had tested positive for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

Lara Roxx and Dynasty, two actresses who appeared in movies with James, have tested positive. The industry is gearing up to examine more than 45 other actors.

The production halt follows months of warnings from medical organizations that opposed films in which actors do not use condoms. Only 17 percent of actors wear condoms, according to the AIM.

The Japan Times Weekly: April 24, 2004
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