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Salmond charged with multiple counts of sexual assault and attempted rape
Former SNP leader Alex Salmond

ALEX SALMOND appeared in court today charged with multiple counts of sexual assault and attempted rape.

The former First Minister of Scotland denied any “allegations of criminality” in a statement to the press outside the court in Edinburgh. He did not enter a plea in court.

After the hearing, which was held in private, Scotland’s Crown Office issued a list of the 14 charges it is pursuing against Mr Salmond.

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