A star of TV's Outlander is to stand trial charged with raping a woman.
Gregory Odjig, 45, is said to have carried out the sex attack at the Premier Suites Plus serviced apartments in Glasgow's Bath Street on May 16 2021.
Prosecutors claim the woman was intoxicated and asleep or unconscious resulting in her being unable to consent.The case called for a hearing at the High Court in Glasgow on Wednesday.The defence advocate stated Odjig - who was not at the hearing - currently lives in Canada.Mr Renucci:"I ask for it to be fixed for that date."
Prosecutor Angela Gray said - given the time between now and the trial - consideration will be given to arrange for the woman to give evidence earlier on"commission".Lord Matthews went on to state:"I will appoint the trial for June 2024 with it expected to last five days."Odjig - whose address on court papers was listed as c/o a Glasgow law firm - remains on bail meantime.Odjig appeared in three episodes in series four of Outlander as the tribesman character Satehoronies.
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