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New Zealand's first successful 'stealthing' prosecution leads the way for law changes in Australia and elsewhere

  • Written by Brianna Chesser, Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Justice, RMIT University
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Last week’s sentencing of a Wellington man for rape was legally significant for being New Zealand’s first successful prosecution for what is known as “stealthing”.

Stealthing occurs when a condom is removed without consent during sexual intercourse. In these cases, a person may have consented to sex but...

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