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Hard to believe this wasn't illegal already. Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a new bill on that prohibits "stealthing," slang for removing a condom during sex without consent, thus making it a civil sexual battery offense.
California just became the first US state to make the act illegal. The bill passed the Senate and the Assembly a month ago without opposition. Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia, the bill's sponsor, said in a statement:
"I have been working on the issue of 'stealthing' since 2017 and I am elated that there is now some accountability for those who perpetrate the act. Sexual assaults, especially those on women of color, are perpetually swept under the rug," Garcia said in a statement when the bill passed.