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Mr Salmond has pled not responsible to all 14 of the costs towards him
A senior Scottish authorities official has instructed the Alex Salmond trial that he had given her “very sloppy” kisses on the mouth and touched her backside.
The lady, generally known as Lady A, mentioned she had been employed by the SNP on the time, and had recurrently labored with Mr Salmond.
She mentioned Mr Salmond would “usually” greet her by kissing her on the lips, which she mentioned made her really feel “disgusted”.
Mr Salmond denies a complete of 14 sexual assault fees towards 10 ladies.
He says he’s harmless of all of the allegations towards him, that are mentioned to have occurred whereas he was serving as Scotland’s first minister and the SNP chief.
Lady A is the second of the 10 complainers to provide proof throughout the trial on the Excessive Courtroom in Edinburgh.
She instructed the courtroom that she had labored alongside Mr Salmond “nearly day by day” whereas they have been campaigning in 2008.
The witness mentioned Mr Salmond would “usually come to greet me in a really acquainted manner – giving the impression he was going to provide me a kiss on the cheek and usually find yourself kissing me on the lips”.
She mentioned she didn’t encourage this and didn’t need it to occur, and had felt “fairly disgusted and embarrassed and sort of fairly humiliated by it”.
The lady additionally mentioned the “very sloppy and sort of disagreeable” kisses didn’t occur if different individuals have been there, so she generally tried to take individuals together with her to satisfy Mr Salmond.
She additionally claimed that, on three or 4 events, Mr Salmond would put his hand on her again and transfer it so it was “on the facet of my chest or on my bum”.
The lady added: “I took the view it was intentionally. I had been round politicians in public locations and no person else did it. There was no want for it.”
She mentioned she started to hold a bag so it was between her and Mr Salmond after they have been on the street, so it was more durable for him to achieve her.
When requested by prosecuting lawyer Alex Prentice QC why she had not requested Mr Salmond to cease, she replied: “I appreciated my job, I did not know him very properly and he was essentially the most highly effective man within the nation.
“I did not know what would occur if I mentioned ‘no’ or ‘get off’. I had skilled risky temper swings and behavior from him and it was all the time simpler to maneuver away than threat infuriating or antagonising him.”
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Defence lawyer Shelagh McCall QC claimed that Lady H had a consensual sexual encounter with Mr Salmond in 2013
Earlier on Wednesday, one other complainer denied ever having had a consensual sexual encounter with Alex Salmond.
Mr Salmond denies sexually assaulting the previous Scottish authorities official, generally known as Lady H, in Might 2014 and trying to rape her a month later.
Giving proof for a 3rd day, Ladies H mentioned she had “by no means been a keen participant of Alex Salmond’s advances in the direction of me”.
Lady H had beforehand instructed the courtroom that Mr Salmond “pounced on her” after a dinner on the first minister’s official Bute Home residence in June 2014.
She alleged that he pulled her garments off, pushed her onto a mattress after which lay bare on high of her regardless of her protests.
Lady H has beforehand denied suggestions by defence lawyer Shelagh McCall QC that she was not on the dinner in June 2014, and that there was no incident.
The trial is being held earlier than senior decide Girl Dorrian and a jury of 15 members of the general public
On Wednesday morning, Ms McCall put it to the witness that the dinner in query had really been at Bute Home in August 2013, and had led to a consensual sexual encounter with Mr Salmond.
Lady H replied: “That is not true. I’ve by no means been a keen participant in Alex Salmond’s advances in the direction of me, and by no means might be.”
Lady H denied solutions by Ms McCall that she had began to unbutton Mr Salmond’s shirt as they have been saying goodnight, kissed him and helped to drag his trousers all the way down to his knees.
The witness insisted: “I spent a big a part of that night making an attempt to dodge his advances.”
Ms McCall mentioned the reality of the matter was that Mr Salmond’s underpants weren’t down, simply his trousers, throughout the encounter.
However Lady H mentioned: “Completely not, as I’ve acquired this horrific picture of him being absolutely aroused and mendacity over me.”
Lady H additionally mentioned that the night had ended with Mr Salmond “passing out drunk, loud night breathing, exhausted by his makes an attempt to get me to sleep with…