A man accused of sexually assaulting a woman on a Tayside road denied all charges at Forfar Sheriff Court.
Martin Baxter, a resident of the Rosendael veterans’ home in Broughty Ferry, allegedly carried out two sex attacks in Angus and Broughty Ferry between 2005 and 2014.
The 52-year-old is also charged with making sexual comments towards another two women, who cannot be named for legal reasons, between 2007 and 2010.
Baxter did not attend court when his case called on Thursday with solicitor Michael Boyd submitting not guilty pleas to all four charges on his behalf.
The case will next call on October 18, with a trial set for November 7.
Prosecutors allege that Baxter, of Victoria Road, Dundee, sexually assaulted a woman on the A92 between Monifieth and Carnoustie, as well as other roads unknown to authorities, in that he touched her inner thigh over her clothing, rubbed her leg, handled and rubbed her private parts over her clothing, handled her breasts over her clothing, and handled and rubbed her naked breasts, and made sexual comments towards her on June 17 2014.
Baxter is accused of indecently assaulted another woman in Victoria Gardens, Broughty Ferry and other unknown roads in Dundee, in that he made sexual remarks to her and handled her breast over her clothing between December 1 2005 and June 30 2006.
It is also alleged that Baxter conducted himself in a disorderly manner and made inappropriate comments and comments of a sexual nature to the distress, upset and alarm of a third woman, and committed a breach of the peace in Grove Road, Broughty Ferry between August 1 2007 and March 7 2008.
He faces a charge that he conducted himself in a disorderly manner by making inappropriate comments and comments of a sexual nature to a fourth woman to her distress, upset and alarm in Macalpine Road, Dundee between May 1 2010 and December 31 2010, and committed a breach of the peace.
