An Inverness street seller and busker accused of a series of sex charges is to appear at the High Court next month after his case was delayed by the Coronovirus lockdown.
Kim Avis, also known as Gordon, faces a total of 25 charges.
They include the 56-year-old being accused of raping three women and attempting to rape one of them when she was 12.
Avis was originally due to appear for a High Court hearing in March, but cases were delayed because of the Coronovirus pandemic.
A spokesman for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service confirmed: “Avis has a Preliminary Hearing at the High Court in Glasgow on 20 August.”
Avis is also accused of sexually assaulting a schoolgirl and faces breach of the peace and threatening and abusive behaviour charges.
The allegations cover a period between January 1997 and March last year and mainly relate to alleged incidents in the Inverness area.
Last November, when Avis appeared at the High Court in Glasgow following his arrest, his counsel, advocate Lorenzo Alonzi, lodged not guilty pleas on his behalf.
No application for bail was made at the time and he was remanded in custody.
Rape-accused Inverness busker’s court case to call next month
