A man has appeared in court accused of raping a 17-year-old woman who has since died.
Ji Ren Lin, 31, of Hill Street, Glasgow, is alleged to have raped the woman while she was intoxicated by alcohol and incapable of consenting to sex.
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Prosecutors claim that Lin kissed the woman, carried her into a lane and then raped her.
The offence is alleged to have taken place at Sauchiehall Street and East Bath Lane, Glasgow, on November 21, 2018.
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Defence counsel Louise Arrol entered a not guilty plea on behalf of Lin.
Judge Lord Beckett set a trial for March next year at the High Court in Glasgow.
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