This scary sex trend is actually illegal in some countries — and it’s a surefire way to spot a psychopath

This beast of a bedroom scam is rearing its ugly head — and there’s no protection in sight. 

“Stealthing,” the devious act of nonconsensual condom removal during intercourse, is resurfacing as a heinous sex trend that psychologists are now linking to “psychopathy and narcissism.”

“There [are] associations between all Dark Triad traits and all types of condom use resistance,” wrote study authors of a recent report on the relationship between severe personality flaws and stealthing. 

The research team, lead by investigators from the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia, defined Dark Triad traits as Machiavellianism — a cynical lack of empathy and use of manipulation for self-gain — narcissism and psychopathy. 

Experts surveyed 416 sexually active men over age 18 to find that “individuals who were aroused by stealthing scenarios and who reported a behavioral history of stealthing scored significantly higher on machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy” than guys who had never engaged in the vicious violation. 

And it’s not just a deceptive con — in some corners of the world, stealthing is a crime. 

Khaldoun F., a 28-year-old man from the Netherlands, became the first person in the country to be convicted of the offense in March 2023. 

For slipping off a rubber sheath without his bedmate’s knowledge, the millennial was sentenced to three months probation and made to pay a €1,000 (roughly $1,060 USD) fine.

And while stealthing has yet to be deemed illegal throughout the US, California officially outlawed the misdeed in 2021, becoming the first state to recognize it as a form of sexual battery. 

However, the bill didn’t change the criminal code. Instead, it amended the civil code, allowing victims to sue perpetrators for damages.

In New York, there is currently a bill that also seeks to amend civil rights law and provide victims the right to purse legal action for unconsented removal or tampering with a sexually protective device, per the New York State Senate. 

“[Stealthing leaves] victims exposed to the physical risks of pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease, as well as the mental violations of dignity and autonomy,” reads the bill. “By passing this legislation, New York would recognize that victims of nonconsensual condom removal experience real harms — emotional, financial, and physical — to which the law might provide remedy through compensation or simply an opportunity to be heard and validated.”