Man Who Was Body Double for Brad Pitt Is Sentenced for 'Stealthing,' a Form of Rape

Mar. 15, 2025

Luke Ford.Photo:scotland police

scotland police

“Ford is a dangerous and manipulative sexual predator,”said Scottish Police Detective Inspector Steven Gray. “I hope that knowing he is now behind bars for his crimes helps them continue to move forward with their lives.”

Among Ford’s 19 convictions was one on a charge of “stealthing” — “defined as not using a protective condom without a partner’s knowledge or consent, which is rape,” according to the statement from prosecutors. According to the statement, Ford’s conviction for the crime is the first of its kind in Scotland.

One rape victim, who met Ford through Tinder in 2017, said that she had handed Ford a condom in bed and said he had to use protection so that she could avoid pregnancy — to which he responded, “good idea.” But he later told her he had not used the condom, according toThe Timesof London.

“I was shocked and upset,” said the victim. “I would not have had sex with him without a condom. I asked him to leave. I felt completely violated.”

After she confronted Ford, he called her “paranoid” and instructed her to take an emergency contraceptive pill.

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Ford, from Stirling, Scotland, was described to the court as an amateur actor, who played Pitt’s body double during shoots for the2013 filmWorld War Zin Glasgow.

Brad Pitt in ‘World War Z’.Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures

Calling Ford a “master manipulator,” the victim added: “I would say it’s taken me a long time to get over what happened and say that life is good now.”

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go torainn.org.

source: people.com