ONE of the 14 charges against Alex Salmond has been dropped in his trial.
Salmond now faces 13 charges of alleged offences against nine women, all of which he has pleaded not guilty to.
Crown has withdrawn charge six (a charge of sexual assault on Woman E, who has not given evidence). Alex Salmond stands and is formally acquitted of this charge. Some tweaks made to other charges, and the Crown closes its case.
— Philip Sim (@BBCPhilipSim) March 16, 2020
The charges span a period between June 2008 and November 2014, with the dropped charge of sexual assault said to have taken place in the month of the Scottish independence referendum in September 2014.
READ MORE: An updated list of charges Alex Salmond faces in court
The woman who accused Salmond of sexual assault has not given evidence.
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