AN East Renfrewshire man has appeared in court charged with sexually assaulting a woman in a Paisley car park.

Nerbert Tumwesigye is said to have abused the woman, who can’t be named for legal reasons, in Thornly Park Gardens on January 2.

Mr Tumwesigye, 37, denies sexually assaulting her by putting his hands on her face, kissing her on the mouth and putting his tongue in her mouth without consent.

He pleaded not guilty to the single charge against him, brought under Section 3 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009, when he appeared at Paisley Sheriff Court last week.

Sheriff Frances McCartney continued the case against Mr Tumwesigye, of Thornliebank, until August for a trial to take place, while a pre-trial hearing has been scheduled for July.