Kelly Cue Davis, a clinical psychologist and professor at Arizona State University who has studied stealthing, said the decision in the Dutch case reflects the complexity of the act.“What we’re seeing play out in this particular court case is what a lot of people who have experienced stealthing have grappled with,” she said, noting that many victims aren’t sure what to make of their experience. “The person who is stealthed agrees to have sex, but they agree to have it in this particular way.
There is also “a lot of confusion because people don’t know what to call it. People haven’t heard of it before. They just know it feels bad,” she said.the deceptive nature of the act makes stealthing particularly underreported, Davis said. Some victims don’t know they have experienced stealthing until their partner tells them, they discover they are pregnant or have a sexually transmitted infection — or, potentially, never.
Tuesday’s conviction drew largely on WhatsApp messages between Khaldoun and the victim, during which she asked whether he had a sexually transmitted illness and expressed concern about him removing the condom, to which he claimed he thought she “felt it.” In a separate case, a 25-year-old man was acquitted because the Dutch court was “not convinced” the defendant made a “conscious choice” to remove the condom without his partner’s awareness.
He should get a prison sentence.
That's sexual assault btw
Stealthing should be part of the criminal code in the US. It is a violation of consent and the other person's rights, which could have deadly consequences.
Consent or go to prison!
That's low
It's really not that hard to do the right thing. It just isn't.
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