‘My friend was stealthed during sex – so I told her to call the police’

Jana Hocking urged her good friend to contact the police after her date did one thing disturbing within the bed room.

The 38-year-old journalist, from Australia, stated alarm bells began ringing when she was speaking to a mate. The unnamed lady had intercourse with a bloke who eliminated his condom with out consent.

Jana informed information.com.au: “My friend had consensually hooked up with the guy. They were having a lovely time until they finished and she asked where the condom was. He laughed and said: “Oh, I took that off ages ago.’

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“Yep, it seems that unbeknown to her, he had been barebacking with out a condom for many of their intimate time.”

Jana continued: “I stopped her and said: ‘You know that’s illegal, right?’ She looked shocked and said she didn’t. I then suggested that perhaps we should go to the police.”

The regarding act, referred to as “stealthing”, could not appear to be an enormous deal to some. But it is unlawful and may result in the unfold of STIs, undesirable pregnancies and different trauma for these concerned.

And when you might imagine circumstances of “stealthing” are uncommon, the relationships author says they’re worryingly widespread.

She added: “A couple of weeks later I was chatting to another friend who said the same thing had happened to her. She said while it made her feel uncomfortable, she had tried to not give it too much thought because every time she did it made her want to cry.”

As properly as this, some blokes are placing stress on their companions by refusing to put on condoms in any respect. But Jana urges girls to indicate males the door when this occurs.

According to Rape Crisis, stealthing is a critical crime. It can majorly affect a sufferer’s well being and wellbeing – and perpetrators could also be charged with life in jail.

The charity’s web site explains: “’Stealthing’ shouldn’t be a authorized time period and there’s no felony offence referred to as ‘stealthing’. Under English and Welsh legislation, the act of stealthing is taken into account rape.

“This means that anyone who carries out stealthing can be prosecuted for the criminal offence of rape. This is a very serious crime which carries the same maximum sentence as murder: life in prison.

“The Sexual Offences Act 2003 says that someone did not consent to sex if the other person tricked them about the ‘nature’ of the sex – in other words, what exactly it was going to involve. This is what’s known in law as ‘conditional consent’.

“Although the Sexual Offences Act does not specifically mention lying about putting on a condom or non-consensual condom removal, a man who carried out stealthing was convicted of rape in 2019. This case confirmed that conditional consent applied in cases of stealthing and that it was therefore rape under English and Welsh law.”

For more information, or to seek support if you have been impacted by stealthing, Rape Crisis can help. You can contact the free 24/7 Support Line by calling 0808 500 2222 or visiting the web site to start out a web based chat.