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A woman told Scottish Government investigators how it took repeated requests to stop an alcohol-fuelled Alex Salmond’s advances in his official bedchamber.

Her insistence that he end his unwanted behaviour was the culmination of a chain of events which had begun earlier that night in the First Minister’s grace-and-favour residence, according to official documents.

The Record has seen the wording of a detailed complaint by one of the two Scottish Government staff members who lodged complaints against the former first minister.

She alleges multiple incidences of harassment and conduct of an unwanted sexual nature during Salmond’s time in office.

The “bedroom” complaint details a catalogue of accusations which are said to have taken place late one night in the first week of December 2013 at Bute House in Edinburgh. The complainer alleges she was alone with Salmond late at night following an official engagement at which he had been drinking alcohol.

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Salmond is accused of instructing her to move from a public room to his bedroom. He is then said to have repeatedly offered her alcohol, despite her refusing numerous times.

Salmond is then alleged to have told the woman to get in the bed before lying on top of her, kissing her and touching her sexually on her breasts and bottom through her clothes.

He is said to only have stopped when asked repeatedly to do so.

The bombshell complaint was made as part of a probe into claims of sexual harassment by Salmond when he served as first minister.

After being investigated by Scottish Government Permanent Secretary Leslie Evans for eight months, the complaints were passed to the police.

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But the details would not have come to light if not for the Daily Record’s world exclusive story yesterday.

It emerged that Evans had received two complaints in January in relation to Salmond, who was notified in March.

According to the Scottish Government, the former first minister was told of the conclusions of the investigation this week and that the matter was to be made public.

He then took legal measures to block any publication by the Government.

But after being contacted by the Record on Thursday night, Salmond changed tack and sent a statement round the wider media, maintaining his innocence and claiming he had been unfairly and illegally treated by the Scottish Government.

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He later dropped his legal block on them commenting on the investigation but will continue his original court action which asserts the procedure used against him is illegal.

The Scottish Government have already said they intend to defend their position.

Bute House, the A-listed building in the capital’s Charlotte Square, is owned by the National Trust for Scotland and is the equivalent of 10 Downing Street for Scotland’s First Minister.

It hosts cabinet meetings and other official business as well as functions for guests and other dignitaries. It has living quarters for the use of the First Minister when in Edinburgh.