Osteopath denies patient assaults

An osteopath has appeared in court accused of sexually assaulting 10 male patients.

Keith Grieve, 57, is accused of molesting the men over an 11-year period at various medical practices in the Highlands.

He appeared at Inverness Sheriff Court facing a total of 10 charges.

The charges allege he removed the men's underwear without their permission and molested them. Mr Grieve, from Inverness, denies all the charges.

He is accused of carrying out an assault against a man on various occasions between 1996 and 2000 at Bridgend Dental Practice in Thurso, Caithness.

Mr Grieve is also accused of carrying out two further alleged attacks at Maslin House in Inverness between 2001 and 2002.

The remaining seven charges allege that he carried out sexual assaults at Highland Osteopathic Centre based at Ardross Street in Inverness, between 2005 and 2007.

A notional trial date was set for 10 July.