Assuming that this is the truth, it would be extremely odd behavior on Assange's part to cut up condoms prior to intercourse.
The only reasoning that I could come up with for it is that Assange has HIV/AIDS and is one of those "I'm angry at the world so I'll give the disease to others" characters, which doesn't seem likely.
The story from the girls side was that they found this so strange that they went to the local police station to ask if there was a possibility to get him HIV tested. The prosecutor on duty then wanted him for questioning. The legal system was disorganized and slow and two weeks later he left the country.
If Assange wanted to flee he would have done so straight away instead of hanging around two weeks more. But a set up makes even less sense, why leave him around for two weeks then? There is more than enough here to weave a conspiracy theory from, but please don't. It just doesn't make sense.
Who said that I was weaving a conspiracy? It seems like it could just be a misunderstanding, or even just a 'localized' plot (the girls didn't like him and wanted to get back at him for some real or imagined grievance).
Personally, I don't hero-worship Assange, nor have I researched the public knowledge on this case. I'm just mentioning that the action of 'cutting up condoms prior to intercourse' is really weird behavior, even if it's true.
The only reasoning that I could come up with for it is that Assange has HIV/AIDS and is one of those "I'm angry at the world so I'll give the disease to others" characters, which doesn't seem likely.