A MAN has appeared in court accused of threatening to rape a dog and sexually assaulting three women.

Allan Laidlaw, 36, is also alleged to have threatened to rape the animal's female owner and to torture them both.

1 The case was heard at Stirling Sheriff Court Credit: Alamy

The incident is said to have happened in Dunfermline High Street on August 5 this year.

The same day he is said to have sexually assaulted the woman and tried to rape her in a vehicle parked in nearby Canmore Street, Dunfermline.

He allegedly pulled her by the hair to the back of the vehicle, pinned her to a seat, restricted her breathing, and removed her trousers and underwear.

A little under a month later, on September 2 and 3, he is alleged to have sexually assaulted two more women.

One in the alleged sex attacks is said to have happened in the Tappie Toories pub in the Fife town.

He allegedly pushed her and repeatedly put his hands on her private parts and over her clothing.

The other incident allegedly happened on Carnegie Drive, Dunfermline. He is said to have put his hand up her skirt. He is also accused of assaulting four men.

It is alleged that between August 5 and 6, he pushed a man to the ground after he had taken money from a cash machine outside Santander Bank in High Street, Dunfermline and robbed him.

On September 2 in Tappie Toories he is said to have assaulted two men by repeatedly pushing them then refused to leave the pub when asked.

The next day it is alleged that he attempted to punch a man and repeatedly threatened another man named, repeatedly challenged him to a fight and to have behaved in an aggressive manner.

At Stirling Sheriff Court today, Laidlaw pled not guilty to a total of ten charges against him - one of assault and robbery, one of sexual assault to injury with intent to rape, two of sexual assault, three of assault, and three of threatening behaviour.

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Prosecutor Samantha Brown explained it was intended that Laidlaw would face trial by jury at Dunfermline Sheriff Court but his initial appearance in open court was taking place in Stirling because of the festive period.

Laidlaw has previously appeared on the charges in Dunfermline Sheriff Court only in private.

Laidlaw's solicitor Sarah Meehan said the defence were still waiting for disclosure of the police statement of a witness from the Crown.

Sheriff Wyllie Robertson continued the case for a further preliminary hearing in Dunfermline on January 9.

Laidlaw was remanded in custody.

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