A pensioner accused of sexually assaulting a teenage boy in a well-liked Scots park has appeared in court docket.
Police had been referred to as after a 14-year-old boy was allegedly attacked within the public bathrooms of The Meadows within the capital on Good Friday, April 15.
James Tait, 88, of Edinburgh, made no plea when he appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court docket on Wednesday, June 1, in non-public.
He's charged with crimes below the sexual offences act.
The case was dedicated for additional examination.
Tait was launched on bail and his subsequent look in court docket is to be confirmed.
A public attraction was launched after the incident on April 15 and police confirmed an arrest had been made initially of Could.
A Police Scotland spokesperson beforehand mentioned: "An 88-year-old man has been arrested and charged in reference to an alleged sexual assault within the Meadows, Edinburgh on Friday, 15 April, 2022."
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