Police officer on trial for rape at Edinburgh High Court

Martyn Coulter is accused of seven charges, including raping a women and a young girl

A jury at the High Court in Edinburgh has been told it’s “not a great time to be a police officer standing trial for rape.”

The claim was made by the defence advocate for Coulter, who denies raping a woman and a young girl in East Lothian.

Jurors were urged to put anything they’ve seen about any case involving a police officer elsewhere out of their minds and focus on the evidence in this one.

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