Man facing 21 Dundee sex assault charges

A man is accused of sexually assaulting teenage girls in Dundee, including claims he illegally tattooed some of them.

Paul McLellan, 45, faced 21 charges when he appeared at the High Court in Glasgow.

Prosecutors allege the offences occurred between November 2012 and February 2013 at addresses in Dundee.

The girls are said to have been aged between 15 and 18 at the time.

Five are alleged to have been abused by McLellan and also given tattoos despite being under age.

This includes an accusation that McLellan assaulted one of them with intent to rape.

The indictment also alleges he sexually assaulted two 18-year-old girls and exposed himself to two 15-year-old females.

He is further said to have tattooed a number of other under-age girls.

Urfan Dar, defending, pled not guilty on his behalf.

A trial is due to begin next March in Edinburgh.