Scotland's former first minister Alex Salmond appeared in court on Thursday to face a string of sexual assault allegations, including an attempted rape at his official residence in 2014.
A total of 10 women have made complaints against the 64-year-old, who led the Scottish National Party for more than 20 years.
The 14 allegations, which date from June 2008 to November 2014, concern various degrees of sexual assault.
His legal team told a preliminary hearing at the High Court in Edinburgh that he would be denying all the charges.
The former politician told reporters outside the court he would defend himself "vigorously".
"I'm not permitted to say too much today save that we've lodged our defence statement with the court," said Salmond, who was first minister between 2007 and 2014.
"It pleads not guilty to all charges and explains some of the circumstances in which they've come about."