River City actor Iain Robertson accused of rape

Iain Robertson, who played Stevie O'Hara, faces a total of eight charges

A River City actor has been accused of rape and a range of offences against four women.

Iain Robertson - who played Stevie O'Hara in the BBC Scotland soap - faces a total of eight charges.

They span between 2004 and 2020 and include an allegation of rape involving one of the women on "various occasions" from 2018 and 2019.

Robertson, 44, who is also accused of assault and abusive behaviour towards the women, denies all the charges against him.

The allegation of rape is said to have occurred addresses in Glasgow's west end and south side.

Robertson faces claims that he was "controlling" and psychologically manipulated the same woman.

He is also accused of assaulting another woman in Glasgow. Among the allegations is that he made derogatory comments and poured a bottle of wine over her.

Television roles

Roberston is further accused of assault and threatening behaviour towards a third woman over three years at flats in Glasgow and Aberdeenshire.

He is alleged to have sent her unwanted gifts, isolated her from her family and used physical violence including dragging her by the hair into a room.

It is also claimed that the actor was abusive towards a fourth woman and used aggressive and manipulative behaviour.

Robertson joined the BBC's River City in 2017 after finding cult fame in the 1996 Glasgow gang film Small Faces.

His other television credits include Grange Hill, Rab C Nesbitt and the documentary Iain Robertson Rambles - where he followed Scotland's popular hiking routes.

Lord Arthurson fixed a trial which is scheduled to begin in June 2026 at the High Court in Glasgow.