A victim of sexual assault who was 'stealthed' by a man she met on Tinder has spoken about her traumatic experience.

Elka Tolhoek, 21, invited a man to her Brisbane home after meeting him on the popular dating app and said he removed his condom mid-sex without telling her.

The young woman was a victim of a disturbing new sexual trend called 'stealthing' which involves the male partner taking off protection before asking for consent during intercourse.

Ms Tolhoek told Daily Mail Australia she felt just as violated as when she was sexually assaulted by another male partner later that year.

Elka Tolhoek (pictured) was a victim of a growing sexual trend called 'stealthing' which involves a man slipping off a condom mid-sex without consent

The 21-year-old (pictured) said she was traumatised by the incident but did not talk about it with her Tinder date until days later

'We had an unspoken agreement about using protection, but without consulting me he took off the condom and slipped back inside me,' she said.

'He would have been able to tell I was extremely uncomfortable. I have a dissociative disorder and I just clock out during traumatic events so I just lied there feeling awful.'

She says the man's decision to slip off the condom without verbal consent left her vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections or an unwanted pregnancy as she did not take oral contraception.

Despite the blatant non-consensual act, Ms Tolhoek says there is a grey area when it comes to stealthing and believes police may not class it as sexual assault.

The complicated laws behind sexual assault mean it is unclear if removing a condom without consent could land a perpetrator in court.

'People don't realise it is a form of sexual assault. But with my experience with police over reporting assault I wouldn't take it further,' she added.

Despite the blatant non-consensual act, Ms Tolhoek (pictured) says there is a grey area when it comes to stealthing and believes police may not class it as sexual assault

The complicated laws behind sexual assault mean it is unclear if removing a condom without consent could land a perpetrator in court (stock image pictured)

'Society has this expectation that all rape is just a man pouncing on a woman from behind the bushes and fail to understand there are other ways assault can happen.'

Ms Tolhoek was 'completely shocked' over the incident but only recently came forward about her experience in July last year as the term stealthing was yet to be coined.

She reached out to her date via text message to let him know she was uncomfortable with his behaviour and did not wish to see him again, but says the man was less than apologetic.

'He doesn't understand why what he did was an issue. It had so much to do with my body and my comfort and he didn't include me at all in that decision,' Ms Tolhoek said.

Ms Tolhoek met the man on popular dating app Tinder (pictured) and invited him to her Brisbane home

As stealthing slowly gains popularity amongst young men, Ms Tolheok warns other women must have a clear conversation with their partners over protection (stock image)

'Men tend to prioritise their comfort over a woman's. He isn't a bad person but I needed him to acknowledge what he did was wrong.'

As stealthing slowly gains popularity amongst young men, Ms Tolheok warns other women must have a clear conversation with their partners over protection.

'Have the conversation about using protection or not and about whether it needs to stay on. It can be really traumatisng,' she said.

'Some people said I shouldn't have invited a stranger to my home but it can happen between two partners in a loving and committed relationship.'