Footballer charged with sex attack

Footballer David Goodwillie has been charged over an alleged serious sexual assault
12 April 2012

A Scottish Premier League footballer has been charged in connection with an alleged serious sexual assault.

Dundee United striker David Goodwillie was charged after a 24-year-old woman made a complaint over an incident in Armadale, West Lothian, on January 2.

The 21-year-old Scotland international will appear at Livingston Sheriff Court at a later date.

A Lothian and Borders Police spokesman said: "A 21-year-old man has been charged in connection with an alleged serious sexual assault on a 24-year-old woman in Armadale on January 2.

"Inquiries into the incident are ongoing."

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