A Peterhead man appeared in the dock at the High Court in Glasgow yesterday accused of the rape of two women, together with charges of abduction and assault.
Brian Gillies, 60, of 4 Skene Street, is accused of abducting one of his alleged rape victims at a house in Fraserburgh between October 1 and December 31, 1993, repeatedly punching her on the head rendering her unconscious and pushing her on the body, causing her to fall down the stairs to her severe injury.
He is also charged with striking her head against a sink in Fraserburgh on an occasion between February 19, 1996 and August 6, 2017.
Gillies faces four charges of raping the woman on occasions between 1989 and 2017.
He is accused of raping the second woman at an address in Aberdeenshire on July 3, 2017.
In all, he faces 12 separate charges alleged to have been committed between January 1989 and July 2017, including making sexual remarks to two other women.
Defence QC David Moggach said: “The defence is prepared for trial.”
Prosecutor Margaret Barron said that trial was expected to last five days.
Judge Lord Ericht told Gillies: “I shall fix trial for August 28 at the High Court in Aberdeen.”
Peterhead man to go on trial at High Court in Aberdeen accused of raping two women
