‘Brad Pitt stand-in’ jailed for duping partner into sex without condom

Edinburgh court jails Luke Ford, who says he worked on World War Z, for 16 years for abuse against multiple women

An man who claimed to have worked as a movie stand-in for Brad Pitt has been jailed for rape after he deceived his then-partner into believing he had used a condom while having sex.

Luke Ford, 35, was sentenced to 16 years in custody for a sustained campaign of abuse against multiple women, including Scotland’s first prosecution for “stealthing” – having unprotected intercourse when a partner consented to sex only if a condom was used – which is rape.

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