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| Alex Salmond sex offences trial to start in March | Alex Salmond sex offences trial to start in March |
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| The trial of Alex Salmond, who is accused of carrying out a series of sexual offences against 10 women while serving as Scotland's first minister, will begin on 9 March. | The trial of Alex Salmond, who is accused of carrying out a series of sexual offences against 10 women while serving as Scotland's first minister, will begin on 9 March. |
| The date was confirmed when Mr Salmond appeared at a procedural hearing at the High Court in Edinburgh on Wednesday. | The date was confirmed when Mr Salmond appeared at a procedural hearing at the High Court in Edinburgh on Wednesday. |
| Mr Salmond denies all 14 charges against him, which include one attempted rape and one intent to rape. | Mr Salmond denies all 14 charges against him, which include one attempted rape and one intent to rape. |
| He is also accused of 10 sexual assaults and two indecent assaults. | He is also accused of 10 sexual assaults and two indecent assaults. |
| The offences are alleged to have happened between June 2008 and November 2014. Mr Salmond, 65, served as first minister between 16 May 2007 and 20 November 2014. | The offences are alleged to have happened between June 2008 and November 2014. Mr Salmond, 65, served as first minister between 16 May 2007 and 20 November 2014. |
| The procedural hearing saw legal arguments being made by Mr Salmond's lawyers and prosecutors, which cannot be reported for legal reasons. There are not expected to be any further hearings before the trial begins. | |
| What is Mr Salmond accused of? | What is Mr Salmond accused of? |
| The charges are set out in an indictment which includes the specific details of the allegations against the 64-year-old former SNP leader. | The charges are set out in an indictment which includes the specific details of the allegations against the 64-year-old former SNP leader. |
| The attempted rape is said to have happened in June 2014 at the first minister's official Bute House residence in Edinburgh. He is alleged to have pinned a woman against a wall and to have removed her clothes and his own, before pushing her onto a bed and lying naked on top of her. | The attempted rape is said to have happened in June 2014 at the first minister's official Bute House residence in Edinburgh. He is alleged to have pinned a woman against a wall and to have removed her clothes and his own, before pushing her onto a bed and lying naked on top of her. |
| The other 13 charges allege that: | The other 13 charges allege that: |
| Alex Salmond's political career | Alex Salmond's political career |