A man accused of raping a woman in Aberdeen had allegedly been looking for the services of a prostitute.
Michael Umeh denies a charge that he carried out the sex attack on a grassed area near Ashgrove Court and Back Hilton Road in Aberdeen on October 22 2021.
The rape allegation includes claims that the 40-year-old unbuttoned the woman’s trousers, pushed her against a tree and restrained her.
Rape accused denies soliciting
Umeh also denies two separate charges of soliciting in the city “for the purpose of obtaining the services of a person engaged in prostitution”.
One of the soliciting charges relates to the date of the alleged rape, the other to October 19 or 20 2021.
The case called for a hearing at the High Court in Glasgow where lawyers for Umeh pled not guilty on his behalf.
Lord Matthews went on to state: “I will appoint a trial for September 25 2023 in Edinburgh. It is estimated to last five days.”
Umeh, of Birmingham, remains on bail meantime.
Man accused of Aberdeen rape after allegedly trying to procure a prostitute
