Bumper damage my iphone with rust?

I bought an Iphone for my wife and to protected it she bought a nice bumper in a premium reseller of Apple here in Buenos Aires, a few months later She connect the Iphone to get charged, the screen went black and the phone didnt start again.  I get coverage from the seller´s warranty and now they tell me that the Iphone get Rust because of the bumper that make condensation and the water damage the equipment. I wanted to know if this could really happend, that Apple sell accesories that damage the equipment, I really want an answer because I thought that this technician want to give me a damage phone and keep my phone to himself. I check the humidity sensor in the connection like the help online says and it was OK. I hope someone could give me a proper answer to this concern. Thank you.

One final note about this - since the iPhone dried out not only is it cleaner looking but the speakers sound louder and clearer than before!
So I might recommend that everybody give their iPhone a good wash in the kitchen sink.
doug

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