A man has been jailed for five years after being found guilty of raping a sex worker in North Yorkshire by deliberately removing a condom during sex without her knowledge or consent.
Eisen Vir Raganit, 46, of Westwood Road, Stockport, was sentenced at York Crown Court today (October 6) after being convicted following a trial in August.
He has also been placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely.
The court heard the offence happened in October 2024 after Raganit booked an experience advertised on the victim’s website and attended her home.
The website made clear that customers were required to wear condoms, while the woman also told Raganit before sexual activity began that she would only consent to intercourse if a condom was used.
However, during the encounter Raganit deliberately removed the condom without her knowledge or consent and continued sexual activity.
The woman challenged him and asked him to leave before reporting the incident to police.
Officers arrested Raganit and seized his mobile phone. North Yorkshire Police said forensic examination uncovered videos depicting the non-consensual removal of condoms during sexual activity, sometimes referred to as “stealthing”.
Police said some had been viewed shortly before the offence.
Raganit denied the allegation during police interviews and pleaded not guilty to rape, but a jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict following his trial.
In a victim personal statement, the woman said the incident had left her feeling unsafe in her own home.
She said: “I wasn’t sure whether to report it to the police at first, and I wasn’t even sure if it was a sexual assault, but I am glad I reported it now.”
She said one of her reasons for seeing the case through to trial was to encourage others working in the sex industry to report offences against them.
“I think it is important to show other people who work in the sex industry that you can report things that happen to you, you will be believed and you can get justice,” she added.
Police Staff Investigator Lorraine Whipp, of North Yorkshire Police, praised the woman’s courage throughout the investigation and court proceedings.
She said: “Nobody should feel unable to report a sexual offence because of their occupation or personal circumstances.
“To anyone working in the industry, you do not have to put up with abuse, it is not part of the job and you will be listened to, supported and taken seriously when you come forward.”
Victims of sexual offences are automatically entitled to lifelong anonymity. In this case, police said the woman had agreed to her occupation being made public in the hope it would encourage other sex workers to report offences.
A man has been jailed for five years after being found guilty of raping a sex worker in North Yorkshire by deliberately removing a condom during sex without her knowledge or consent.
Eisen Vir Raganit, 46, of Westwood Road, Stockport, was sentenced at York Crown Court today (October 6) after being convicted following a trial in August.
He has also been placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely.
The court heard the offence happened in October 2024 after Raganit booked an experience advertised on the victim’s website and attended her home.
The website made clear that customers were required to wear condoms, while the woman also told Raganit before sexual activity began that she would only consent to intercourse if a condom was used.
However, during the encounter Raganit deliberately removed the condom without her knowledge or consent and continued sexual activity.
The woman challenged him and asked him to leave before reporting the incident to police.
Officers arrested Raganit and seized his mobile phone. North Yorkshire Police said forensic examination uncovered videos depicting the non-consensual removal of condoms during sexual activity, sometimes referred to as “stealthing”.
Police said some had been viewed shortly before the offence.
Raganit denied the allegation during police interviews and pleaded not guilty to rape, but a jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict following his trial.
In a victim personal statement, the woman said the incident had left her feeling unsafe in her own home.
She said: “I wasn’t sure whether to report it to the police at first, and I wasn’t even sure if it was a sexual assault, but I am glad I reported it now.”
She said one of her reasons for seeing the case through to trial was to encourage others working in the sex industry to report offences against them.
“I think it is important to show other people who work in the sex industry that you can report things that happen to you, you will be believed and you can get justice,” she added.
Police Staff Investigator Lorraine Whipp, of North Yorkshire Police, praised the woman’s courage throughout the investigation and court proceedings.
She said: “Nobody should feel unable to report a sexual offence because of their occupation or personal circumstances.
“To anyone working in the industry, you do not have to put up with abuse, it is not part of the job and you will be listened to, supported and taken seriously when you come forward.”
Victims of sexual offences are automatically entitled to lifelong anonymity. In this case, police said the woman had agreed to her occupation being made public in the hope it would encourage other sex workers to report offences.
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