Reports of actor trying to break HIV quarantine

May 8 2004

As reported by The Adult Video Industry News, sources in the Czech Republic have confirmed that veteran performer/director Jay Ashley has been attempting to work over there even though he is among the 53 performers quarantined by the AIM Healthcare Foundation because they may have been exposed to the HIV virus.

Ashley traveled to the Czech Republic with Sin City contract performer Aurora Snow, his girlfriend. Jeff Mullen, publicist for Sin City, confirmed that Snow was intending to shoot scenes for a new video for Sin City, but Ashley was not hired by Sin City in any capacity.

Ashley reportedly lied about his quarantine status, saying that he had not worked for six months and thus there was no danger that he had been exposed to HIV. 

The director/performer had been quarantined by AIM after he was identified as person who had worked with Banesca, a performer who had worked with Darren James. Banesca has not had a HIV test since Darren James was found to be HIV-positive.

Ashley was one of five men working with Banesca on April 9.

As of today, no performers have been removed from quarantine.