Most people are smart enough to know how to practice safe sex and, more importantly, why it’s essential. No one wants unplanned pregnancies or sexually transmitted diseases, right?

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Clearly this idea is not obvious to everyone though, as a new study published in the Columbia Journal of Gender and Law has discovered a new sexual trend called ‘stealthing’. This is where the man wearing a condom will secretly remove it while having sex with someone without consent. Brutal stuff.

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The study’s author, Alexandra Brodsky, spoke to the victims of stealthing and what the dangers of performing this act are. A woman named Rebecca said:

None of it worried him. It didn’t perturb him. My potential pregnancy, my potential STI, that was my burden.

Another victim said:

The harm mostly had to do with trust. He saw the risk as zero for himself and took no interest in what it might be for me and from a friend and sexual partner. That hurt.

And worst case scenario, there is the risk of spreading life-threatening diseases such as HIV.

Not only does this have very serious implications regarding both partners’ health, but it can also land the man in jail. In Switzerland a man was recently convicted of rape after ‘stealthing’ a woman. Alexandra is now calling on the law to recognise this as a crime of sexual violence.

I am happy to say that I don’t know anyone dumb and sadistic enough to ‘stealth’ someone, but it’s still an absolute shocker that there are people out there who think this is a good idea. It puts both people at risk and it’s just unbelievable that this is now a trend. Hopefully any women who become victims of this crime tell the police so that more awareness is raised.

To read about a lighthearted (but equally dumb) new sex trend, click HERE.