Man charged with rape of woman in lane near cafe

A 23-year-old woman is said to have been targeted in the early hours of Saturday in West Dunbartonshire.

Man charged with rape of woman in lane near cafe Police Scotland

A man has appeared in court charged with the rape of a woman in a lane in West Dunbartonshire.

A 23-year-old woman is said to have been targeted in the early hours of Saturday morning near a cafe just off Alexander Street in Clydebank.

On Tuesday, Joseph Boylan appeared at Dumbarton Sheriff Court charged under the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009.

The 21-year-old, from Glasgow, entered no plea and was released on bail.

The case was committed for further examination.