Man To Stand Trial Over Alleged Renfrewshire Rape

A man is to stand trial charged with raping a young woman at a cycle track. Sean Moynihan faced the accusation at the High Court in Glasgow. Moynihan allegedly carried out a sex attack on an 18 year-old woman in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, on October 2 last year. The 30 year-old also faces two other accusations of assaulting teenage girls at cycle paths in Paisley, also Renfrewshire. The rape charge claims Moynihan abducted his alleged victim, detained her and told her to be quiet near to Napier Street in Johnstone. It is further said he repeatedly presented a knife at the woman, asked for money before searching her bag. Prosecutors also claim Moynihan made her take off her clothes, ordered she switch off her mobile phone before eventually raping her. Moynihan faces an earlier accusation that on July 10 last year he assaulted a 14 year-old girl with intent to rob. This is said to have occurred at a cycle track near to Maxwellton Street, Paisley. It is then claimed that on August 27 last year, he assaulted a second 14 year-old girl this time at a track near to the town's Craw Road. Moynihan denied the charges. Judge Lord Burns set a trial due to begin in June.