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Police officer on trial in Edinburgh denies rape and sexual assault charges
Overview
Carmichael John Williamson, a 32-year-old suspended police officer, is on trial at the High Court in Edinburgh denying charges of rape and sexual offences alleged to have been committed in Shetland between 2014 and 2022.
Key points
- John Williamson is on trial at the High Court in Edinburgh facing charges of rape and sexual assault.
- He is accused of assaulting and raping a teenage girl in 2014 and 2015, and raping an intoxicated woman in 2022.
- Giving evidence, Williamson denied all charges and stated he had no sexual contact with the individuals as alleged.
- Williamson has been a police constable for over 10 years and is currently suspended from duty.
- The trial, presided over by judge John Morris KC, is ongoing.