Ireland HSE admits doctor convicted of raping nurse should have been suspended from duty
The HSE admitted that Louay Kila, 31, a Moroccan-born registrar doctor at University Hospital Limerick, should have been suspended from clinical practice after he raped a nurse in March 2024. Kila was convicted by a jury at the Central Criminal Court and sentenced to eight years in prison.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
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- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced13 Mar
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Key facts
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- whatKila encountered the victim at a bar on the night and they separately went to an apartment as part of two different groups (irishtimes.com)
- whatKila grabbed the victim by her jaw and tried to forcefully kiss her when leaving the apartment (irishtimes.com)
- whatLouay Kila is a Moroccan native who was a registrar doctor at University Hospital Limerick. (irishtimes.com)
- whatKila continued working as a doctor after the rape and was only voluntarily suspended from the medical practitioners list in March 2025. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe incident took place at an apartment in Limerick city (irishtimes.com)
- whereKila is from Cois Luachra, Dooradoyle (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe victim and Kila had both been socialising in Limerick city before going to the same apartment as part of two groups. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe incident occurred on 2 March 2024 (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe rape occurred on 2 March 2024. (irishtimes.com)
- courtA jury convicted Kila of both rape and sexual assault (irishtimes.com)
- courtJudge Sean Gillane delivered the sentence (irishtimes.com)
- courtKila was convicted by a jury at the Central Criminal Court of raping the woman while she was asleep. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe judge imposed a headline sentence of 9½ years for rape, reduced to eight years (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceKila received a concurrent four-year sentence for sexual assault (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceKila was placed on the register for sex offenders (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceKila was sentenced to eight years in prison. (irishtimes.com)
- otherKila was a senior registrar at University Hospital Limerick at the time of the incident (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe victim was a nurse at University Hospital Limerick (irishtimes.com)
- otherKila is originally from Morocco (irishtimes.com)
- otherKila was voluntarily suspended from the list of medical practitioners in Ireland in March 2025 (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe HSE said it should have immediately suspended Kila from duty but did not (irishtimes.com)
- otherKila made unfounded claims to gardaí that he and the victim had engaged in consensual kissing and touching (irishtimes.com)
- otherKila was accompanied by a friend on the night of the incident (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe HSE admitted Dr Kila should have been suspended from clinical practice when it became aware of the assault. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe HSE said protective measures were put in place for the victim following her identification of the assault. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe victim did not waive her legal right to anonymity. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 15 Mar2026HSE admits doctor convicted of raping nurse should have been suspended from duty
The HSE Mid West admitted it should have suspended Dr Kila from clinical practice when it became aware of the assault, and is reviewing all circumstances to ensure appropriate supports were made available to the victim. The victim, who retained her anonymity, gave a victim impact statement at sentencing.
victim, femaleconvicted, Louay Kila, 31, male, Moroccan, named, non-irishLouay Kila - 13 Mar2026Doctor jailed for eight years for raping nurse as she slept in Limerick apartment
Sentencing report: Judge Sean Gillane imposed a headline sentence of 9½ years for rape reduced to eight years, a concurrent four-year sentence for sexual assault, and placed Kila on the sex offenders register. The HSE admitted it should have suspended Kila immediately. The Irish Medical Council noted an ongoing regulatory process.
victim, femaleconvicted, Dr Louay Kila, 31, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Dr Louay Kila