Overview

• At a July 9 preliminary hearing in Glasgow High Court, actor Iain Robertson pleaded not guilty to all eight charges and was granted bail.
• Prosecutors allege that between January 2004 and April 2020 he subjected four women to rape, coercive behaviour and physical violence.
• One of the most serious allegations is that he raped a woman on multiple occasions between 2018 and 2019.
• The defence has lodged a special consent defence for one charge; the full trial is scheduled for six days in June 2026 before Lord Arthurson.
• Robertson, known for his role in BBC Scotland’s River City, faces renewed scrutiny over coercive control in domestic abuse cases; the BBC has so far declined to comment.