Ireland Doctor jailed for eight years for raping nurse in Limerick
On 2 March 2024, Louay Kila, a 31-year-old Moroccan man and senior registrar at University Hospital Limerick, raped a woman nurse at the same hospital while she slept on a couch at a friend's apartment in Limerick City. In March 2025 Kila voluntarily suspended himself from the list of medical practitioners in Ireland. He denied rape and sexual assault, but a jury convicted him of both offences after his trial. In March 2026 he was sentenced to eight years for the rape, with a concurrent four-year sentence for the sexual assault, and placed on the sex offenders register.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced1 Mar
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A doctor, Louay Kila, raped a nurse while she was sleeping on a couch at a friend's apartment.
- Where
- The offences took place at an apartment in Limerick City.
- When
- The offences took place on 2 March 2024.
- One article gives its sentencing report date as 1 March 2026, while its text gives 13 March 2026.
- Other details
- At the time, Kila was a senior registrar at University Hospital Limerick and the victim was a nurse at the same hospital.
- The victim is a woman, and Kila is a 31-year-old Moroccan man.
- Kila voluntarily suspended himself from the list of medical practitioners in Ireland in March 2025.
- The HSE said Kila should have been suspended from clinical practice when it became aware of the assault.
- Charges
- Kila was charged with rape and sexual assault of the woman and denied both.
- Cause
- The judge said Kila deliberately exploited the victim's vulnerability while she was intoxicated and asleep.
- In court
- A jury convicted Kila of both offences after his trial.
- Sentence
- The judge imposed a headline sentence of nine and a half years for the rape, reduced to eight years.
- Kila received a concurrent four-year sentence for the sexual assault and was placed on the sex offenders register.
11 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA doctor raped a nurse while she was sleeping on a couch at a friend's apartment. (thejournal.ie)
- whereThe offences took place at an apartment in Limerick City. (thejournal.ie)
- whenThe offences took place on 2 March 2024. (thejournal.ie)
- chargeKila denied rape and sexual assault of the woman. (thejournal.ie)
- courtA jury convicted Kila of both offences after his trial. (thejournal.ie)
- courtThe judge said Kila deliberately exploited the victim's vulnerability while she was intoxicated and asleep. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceThe judge imposed a headline sentence of nine and a half years for the rape, reduced to eight years. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceKila received a concurrent four-year sentence for the sexual assault and was placed on the sex offenders register. (thejournal.ie)
- otherAt the time of the offences Kila was a senior registrar at University Hospital Limerick and the victim was a nurse at the same hospital. (thejournal.ie)
- otherKila was voluntarily suspended from the list of medical practitioners in Ireland in March 2025. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe HSE said Kila should have been suspended from clinical practice when it became aware of the assault. (thejournal.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 1 Mar2026Doctor who raped a nurse in Limerick jailed for eight years
Reports the jury conviction, the eight-year sentence and the concurrent four-year sentence, and includes the HSE response that Kila should have been suspended when the assault came to its attention.
convicted, Louay Kila, 31, male, Moroccan, named, non-irishLouay Kilavictim, female