Photo: Jack CrosslandA Wellington man has been sent to prison in what's believed to be the first conviction for rape after the man removed a condom during sex without the woman's consent. Wellington District Court judge Stephen Harrop told the courtroom the man raped the sex worker in a Lower Hutt brothel in late 2018. They then had consensual sex with protection, but later they had sex again, during which he removed the condom. "Removing a condom during sex exposes the people involved in that activity to health risks, so sexually transmitted infections, HIV and in heterosexual encounters, unintentional pregnancies." Keene said survivors and offenders might not be aware that non consensually removing a condom during sex could be considered a form of sexual violence.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 23, 2021 01:41 UTC