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  • Scotland's former first minister Alex Salmond on Tuesday took the stand in his trial on charges of sexual assault and one of attempted rape at the High Court in Edinburgh. Salmond, 65, faces 13 counts of alleged offences against nine women. A judge on Monday formally acquitted him of one charge of sexual assault after prosecutors offered no evidence, reducing the total from 14 charges against 10 women. The prosecution, which began setting out its evidence against Salmond at the start of last week, alleges the offences were committed at various locations across Scotland between June 2008 and November 2014. Salmond, who led the devolved government in Edinburgh from 2007 to 2014, denies all the charges and his legal team has submitted special defences to the court of consent and alibi. The most serious allegation of attempted rape is said to have involved an attack against another Scottish government official -- "Woman H" -- in June 2014, at the First Minister's residence in Edinburgh, Bute House. He is alleged to have repeatedly kissed her face and neck, groped her, pinned her against a wall, pulled at her clothes and stripped himself naked before trying to rape her. The woman claimed Salmond also attacked her on a separate occasion in May 2014. Salmond, who is married and a former economist at the Royal Bank of Scotland, took over the leadership of the Scottish National Party (SNP) in 1990. He led the unsuccessful campaign for Scottish independence in 2014. He then resigned and was replaced by Nicola Sturgeon. srj/jj/pma
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  • Scotland's ex-first minister takes stand in sexual assault trial
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