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Interrupting sexual encounters isn't the same as preventing them from occurring without anyone knowing. Regardless of what utilitarianism prescribes, the preferences of every human are influenced by the welfare level they have anchored to. If you find a thousand dollars and then lose them, that's unpleasant, not neutral. Keep that in mind, or you'll be applying the reversal test improperly.