Comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli to stand trial charged with rapes

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• The charges include an allegation that Kohli indecently assaulted a woman at BBC Studios at Pacific Quay in Glasgow on an occasion between 2006 and 2008 when he allegedly seized and squeezed her buttock and placed his arms around her body.

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• The 57-year-old is accused of five charges of rape involving the same woman in 2020 and 2021 in the Glasgow area.

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• Kohli has previously appeared on TV shows including The One Show, Celebrity MasterChef and Newsnight Review, and has hosted shows on BBC Radio 4.

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• Offences are alleged to have taken place at locations including Edinburgh, Glasgow, a hotel in Dumfries and Galloway and elsewhere.

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• Lord Rennucci said he would allow the special defence of consent lodged for a number of the charges.

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• Lord Rennucci set a trial date of October 1 next year.

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• The High Court in Glasgow heard on Friday that special defences of consent have been lodged for some of the charges.

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• He fixed a further hearing for September 10 this year and a trial for October 1 next year, which is expected to last eight days at the High…

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• The charges include an allegation that Kohli indecently assaulted a woman at BBC Studios at Pacific Quay in Glasgow on an occasion between…

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• It is also alleged that he indecently assaulted the same woman at the Radisson Hotel and repeatedly rubbed her back and touched her hair on…

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• The 57-year-old is accused of five charges of rape involving the same woman in 2020 and 2021 in the Glasgow area.

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• Kohli has previously appeared on TV shows including The One Show, Celebrity MasterChef and Newsnight Review, and has hosted shows on BBC…

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