A general view of the High Court, Glasgow. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday June 14, 2019. Photo credit should read: Jane Barlow/PA Wire..
A MAN is to stand trial charged with raping a 77 year-old woman.
Scott Forrest allegedly carried out the attack at a house in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire last July 17.
The charge includes claims the 53 year-old seized the OAP by the hand, lead her into the property and detained her there against her will.
It is further alleged Forrest made indecent remarks and threats before the sex attack.
The woman is said to have been left injured.
Forrest denied the charge during a hearing at the High Court in Glasgow.
Lady Scott fixed a trial due to begin in August.
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article