Crystal Harrison, Star Writer

A BlackBerry message warning about a HIV-positive woman in Montego Bay, St James, who has been having unprotected sex with men, has left a number of persons concerned, including the police.

Last week, a broadcast message sent out on BlackBerry Messenger began being circulated and warned of a 23-year-old woman from the parish who has been spreading the virus.

According to the message, the female, who allegedly has HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is a former employee of a popular nightclub in Montego Bay.

The message read, "Emergency especially for men in MoBay or visiting Montego Bay: 23-year-old girl ... has HIV and is going around sleeping with men without protection. She is fully aware she has HIV, but is adamant to the core to infect as much persons she can. Please resend to all contacts so it isn't your dad, brother, husband, friend, colleague, cuzz or son that is infected next."

THE STAR understands that the woman is of a mixed race and goes by several names.

When contacted yesterday, attorney-at-law Bert Samuels said that it is an offence to knowingly infect another person with a sexually transmitted disease.

"It is an offence which falls under the Offences Against the Person Act," the attorney said.

A member of the St James police when contacted also supported the lawyer's claim, and said that they will be beginning a probe into the matter.