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09.09 19 Feb 2021 Comedian Sylvester ‘Sil’ Fox has sued the Director of Public Prosecutions and the State for damages over a decision to prosecute him for sexual assault. The 87-year-old was cleared of the allegation last year after a judge found the complaint was contradicted by CCTV. Sil spoke to Shane on the show this morning. Listen and subscribe to You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.
Share this article Comedian Sil Fox says he's suing the State and DPP as he wants an 'unreserved apology' before he dies. He says he was 'afraid to be seen' even at funerals before he was cleared of the charges he faced prosecution over. A judge last year acquitted Mr Fox (88) of sexual assault charges, after a judge found the allegation was contradicted by CCTV footage. Mr Fox is now suing the State - including the Director of Public Prosecutions - for damages over the decision to prosecute him. The comedian told Sil Fox: 'I'm looking for an unreserved apology from the DPP before I die'
'); 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...
Comedian Sylvester ‘Sil’ Fox has sued the Director of Public Prosecutions and the State for damages over a decision to prosecute him for sexual assault. The 87-year-old was cleared of the allegation last year after a judge found the complaint was contradicted by CCTV. Mr Fox has now initiated proceedings in the High Court claiming the prosecution was taken without reasonable or probable cause. “The DPP should have seen from the footage I was innocent but they put me into court and ruined my life,” he said. “It was very wrong what the DPP did to me. I knew I had done nothing wrong a...