He pleads not guilty and trial is set for August

A former charity chief executive has been charged with a voyeurism offence.

Nathan Sparling pleaded not guilty to the charge at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Friday, 12 March and the case is set for trial in August.

Sparling was chief executive of HIV Scotland from December 2018 till December last year.

A spokesperson for the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service said: “Nathan Sparling appeared on a single charge of contravention of Sexual Offences (S) Act 2009 sec 9(1) and 4(b) (voyeurism). He pled not guilty with an intermediate diet fixed for 19 July 2021 and trial for 9 August 2021.”