A court in western Germany found a woman guilty of sexual assault and handed her a six-month suspended sentence for purposefully damaging her partner’s condoms, German media reported. In handing down the ruling, the judge said the unusual case was one for Germany’s legal history books — representing an instance of criminal “stealthing,” but this time carried out by a woman.a 39-year-old woman who was in a “friends with benefits” relationship with a 42-year-old man. The two met online at the beginning of 2021 and began a casual, sexual relationship.
According to the reports, the woman developed deeper feelings for her partner but knew that he didn’t want to be in a committed relationship. The 39-year-old woman then secretly poked holes in the package of condoms that her partner kept in his nightstand. She had hoped to get pregnant, but her efforts were reportedly unsuccessful. Despite this, she later wrote the 42-year-old man a message on WhatsApp, saying that she believed she was pregnant — and told him that she’d purposefully damaged the condoms. The man then pressed criminal charges against her — and the woman later admitted to attempting to manipulate her partner.“Stealthing” typically occurs when a man secretly removes his condom during sexual intercourse, unbeknownst to his partner.