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Former Love Island star, Megan Barton-Hanson, admitted that she was not aware that removing a condom during sex was legally classified as rape. Such an action was referred to as stealthing, where one engages in sexual intercourse without informing the other person that the condom has been removed. The Metropolitan Police states that under the law, stealthing is equivalent to rape, although it’s difficult to determine its prevalence because it’s not widely understood as an act of sexual violence.
Barton-Hanson disclosed that she had experienced the act many times, with her partner falsely claiming that the condoms broke on each occasion, which later led to her having an abortion. Although she knew the act was unjust, it never occurred to her that it was rape until Paul C Brunson, the host of the We Need to Talk podcast, informed her. Andrea Simon, the executive director of End Violence Against Women and Girls, emphasizes that non-consensual removal of a condom is rape and can be prosecuted.
A 2020 survey conducted at University College London revealed that over 10% of people aged 18-25 didn’t consider the non-consensual removal of a condom as sexual assault. Whilst sex can commence consensually, if someone removes the condom without permission, it is deemed rape. Men, in particular, are encouraged to understand that removing a condom without consent is a violation of women’s bodily autonomy and punishable under the law as criminal behaviour.
The seriousness of the issue is reflected in the language used to describe it, and thereby highlights that stealthing is an act of rape under English and Welsh law. According to Ciara Bergman, the chief executive of Rape Crisis England and Wales, the perpetrator has violated the consent for sex by removing the condom without the other person’s knowledge or permission. To someone who may have experienced this form of sexual violence, Barton-Hanson recommends speaking to friends and reporting the matter to the police. There is support available from the BBC Action Line for individuals who have suffered from sexual abuse or violence
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