Ireland Case No. 3948Rape, sexual assault · Co. Cork · 21 Oct 2015
Luca Fox jailed for seven years for rape and sexual assault in Co Cork
Luca Fox, 30, of Madrid, Spain, was sentenced to seven years in prison at the Central Criminal Court on 29 January 2026 for raping one woman and sexually assaulting another at a house in Co Cork on 21 October 2015. He pleaded guilty to the sexual assault and was convicted by a jury of two counts of rape.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced29 Jan
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports28 statements extracted from the articles
- whatFox raped the first woman in the bed twice while her friend slept. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe offences occurred at a house in Co Cork. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe offences took place at a house in Co Cork. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe offences took place on 21 October 2015. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe offences occurred on 21 October 2015. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA formal complaint was made in 2021. (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- investigationFox was interviewed in Spain, where he was living in 2023. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationFox was interviewed in Spain in 2023 where he was living. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeFox pleaded guilty to sexual assault of one woman. (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- chargeFox was convicted by a jury of two counts of rape of another woman. (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe sentence was passed by Ms Justice Melanie Greally at the Central Criminal Court. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe sentencing was passed by Ms Justice Melanie Greally at the Central Criminal Court. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceFox was sentenced to seven years in relation to the rape offences. (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe sentences were backdated to 25 November 2025 when Fox went into custody. (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceNo post-release supervision order was imposed. (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- otherAll parties were 20 years old at the time of the offences. (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- otherFox has no previous convictions. (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- otherFox has an address at Alfonso Street, Madrid, Spain. (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- otherFox was resident in Cork in 2015 and attending college in Ireland. (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- otherFox was extremely drunk on the night of the offences. (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- otherFox is placed at average to moderate risk of reoffending. (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- otherFox demonstrated insight and remorse for the lasting effects of his behaviour. (irishtimes.com)
- otherFox accepted the jury verdict and issued an apology to both women through his counsel. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe first woman attended a sexual assault treatment unit the following morning and contacted gardaí but did not wish to make a formal complaint at that time. (irishtimes.com)
- otherFox had serious substance abuse issues and psychiatric hospital admissions. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe judge identified multiplicity of offending as an aggravating factor. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe judge noted the incidents took place in a location which should have been a place of safety. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe probation report identified a correlation between Fox's harmful behaviour and his addiction issues. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 30 Jan2026Man who raped one woman and sexually assaulted another on the same night jailed
Sentencing details including the judge's reasoning, victim impact statements, mitigation factors, and the concurrent sentences imposed.
- 29 Jan2026Man who raped one woman and sexually assaulted another on the same night jailed
Sentencing details: seven-year sentence for two counts of rape and concurrent two-and-a-half-year sentence for sexual assault, backdated to 25 November 2025. No post-release supervision order imposed. Fox is resident in Spain and was attending college in Cork in 2015.
convicted, Luca Fox, 30, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Luca Foxvictim, 20, femalevictim, 20, female