While this is the first 'stealthing' conviction in the Netherlands, a man was convicted of the crime in 2018 in Berlin, and California outlawed the act in 2021.
for such an offense. Another case involving a 26-year-old suspect saw the defendant acquitted after the court decided it could not determine if the man had intended to force his partner into unprotected sex.
Instances of"stealthing" have increased in recent years, leading to the creation of a Dutch website, Stealthing.nl, which is run by a 2017"stealthing" victim, according to NL Times. The website operator told the Times that"people have already been convicted of rape by stealthing," but that the Netherlands remained less familiar with the act.
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