Doctor to stand trial accused of sexually assaulting two women at hospital

Lawrence McAlpine will go on trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

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A doctor will stand trial accused of sexually assaulting two women at a hospital.

Lawrence McAlpine, 68, allegedly groped them at Glasgow’s Ross Hall Hospital.

Court papers state that McAlpine was acting in his capacity as a consultant doctor conducting medical examinations.

It is claimed that McAlpine touched the first woman on the breasts on July 21, 2021.

A second woman was also allegedly touched on the breasts by McAlpine on August 6, 2021.

McAlpine, of Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire, denies two charges of sexual assault.

His trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court has been set for October this year.

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