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Alex Salmond cleared of all sexual assault charges
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| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Mar 23, 2020 04:56pm |
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| Category | Legal Ruling |
| Author | BBC |
| News Date | Monday, March 23, 2020 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Alex Salmond has been cleared of sexually assaulting nine women while he was Scotland's first minister.
A jury found the former SNP leader not guilty on 12 of the sexual assault charges facing him, while another was found not proven.
A further charge of sexually assaulting a 10th woman had previously been dropped by prosecutors.
Mr Salmond had said he was innocent of all the charges against him throughout the two-week trial.
The women who made the allegations against Mr Salmond included an SNP politician, a party worker and several current and former Scottish government civil servants and officials.
During his evidence to the court, he said the claims made about his alleged conduct were "deliberate fabrications for a political purpose" or "exaggerations". |
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