'); Fox walked free from court last May after being cleared of all charges against him. By Stephen McDermott Thursday 18 Feb 2021, 4:51 PM Feb 18th 2021, 4:51 PM 35,083 Views 0 Comments Image: RollingNews.ie Image: RollingNews.ie VETERAN COMEDIAN SYLVESTER ‘Sil’ Fox has issued legal proceedings against the State over a prosecution for sexual assault brought against him in 2019. Fox walked free from court last May after a judge cleared him of sexually assaulting a woman in a bar in Dublin in December 2018. He had pleaded not guilty to the allegation, which it was claimed occurred after he agreed to have a photo taken with a woman who accused him.