THE legal adviser to the family of a disabled woman who claims she was abused by a paedophile ring as a child has appeared in court charged with breach of the peace.
Robert Green, 63, appeared from custody at Stonehaven Sheriff Court yesterday accused of an offence spanning eight months.
The political hopeful represents the mother of Hollie Greig, a 30-year-old woman with Down’s Syndrome.
Hollie claims she was sexually assaulted by a Scottish sheriff, who is still serving, and a senior Grampian Police officer who is now dead.
Green is alleged to have committed a breach of the peace between June 9, 2009, and February 12 this year in the Ferryhill, Bridge of Don, Bieldside and Woodside areas of Aberdeen.
A handful of Green’s supporters gathered at the court for yesterday’s hearing, while a few more arrived at Aberdeen Sheriff Court expecting him to appear there.
Green, of 4 Birchdale Road, Warrington, Cheshire, appeared in private on petition before Sheriff James Hendry.
He made no plea and was released on bail.
He was represented during the brief hearing by Stonehaven solicitor Denis Daun.
Green was arrested on Friday as he made his way to the centre of Aberdeen to hand out leaflets.
He is understood to have been heading for Union Street to tell people about Hollie’s case and his plans to contest the Aberdeen South parliamentary seat as an independent candidate.
Green had been staying at a bed and breakfast in King Street.
The B&B was searched by police following the arrest.
Hollie claims she was abused for 14 years from the age of six and has given the police the names of some of the men she alleges assaulted her.
The 30-year-old and her mother, Anne, have been campaigning for criminal proceedings since 2000.
The abuse is alleged to have taken place in Aberdeen, and Hollie and her mother claim to have made a statement at Bucksburn police station in July that year naming those involved.
The family moved to Shropshire and two Grampian Police officers travelled to Shrewsbury in September last year to re-interview Hollie at a special facility.
Last month, the Crown Office said there was not enough reliable evidence to proceed with the case.