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Alex Salmond: Accuser says she felt 'hunted' by former first minister before alleged sexual assault NewsColony One of Alex Salmond ’s accusers has claimed she felt “hunted” by the former Scottish first minister before an alleged attempted rape at his official residence in 2014, a court heard. Mr Salmond, who faces 14 charges brought forward by 10 women, attended Edinburgh’s high court on Monday for the first day of an expected four-week trial over sexual assault allegations. The former SNP leader denies all of the charges, which span a period between 29 June 2008 and 11 November 2014, with one alleged sexual assault said to have taken place in the month of the Scottish independence referendum. Download the new Independent Premium app Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now The first woman to appear before the court to give evidence of two alleged incidents has claimed Mr Salmond pounced on her at Bute House, the official home of th...