A 38-year-old man has appeared in private at Selkirk Sheriff Court accused of assaulting a woman with intent to rape.
Fereti Bureqele – who gave an address in Aberdeen – is alleged to have committed the offence in the West Linton area.
He faces two other charges of assault and also behaving in a threatening or abusive manner.
Bureqele made no plea and the case was continued for further examination and he was released on bail.
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