Man charged over Greyfriar's sex attack

Published 19th Nov 2015

A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a serious sexual assault on another man in Greyfriar's Kirkyard in Edinburgh's Old Town.

He was due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff today (Thurs).

A 25-year-old man was attacked in the graveyard at around 6:30am on Wednesday 26th August.

Police launched a major investigation and, at the time, sealed off the kirkyard along with a section of George IV Bridge.