A FORMER hotelier has been accused at Selkirk Sheriff Court of sexually assaulting a female employee.

Sixty five year old Daniel Wilson McKay is charged with biting the woman on the ear, pulling her onto his lap and repeatedly placing his hands on her breasts over and under her clothing.

The offence is alleged to have been committed on various occasions at the Lauderdale Hotel in Lauder over a five month period between April and September last year.

McKay of St Leonards, Lauder, pleaded not guilty and a trial date was set for August 15 with an intermediate hearing on July 17.