A SCHOOLGIRL told a trial that she saw a man put his hands down her teenage friend's trousers at the Rangers title party.
The now 16-year-old girl stated her friend - who was 14 - was on the ground with a man on top her at Glasgow city centre's George Square on March 7, 2021.
She claimed her attention was drawn to her friend as she screamed as his hand was down her trousers after 9pm.
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Mohammed Gadribo, 37, is on trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court accused of a single charge of sexual assault.
Prosecutors state Gadribo, of the city's Tollcross, touched her breasts over her clothing.
It is alleged he then pulled her to the ground, rubbed his body on hers and he attempted to place your hands under her clothing.
Gadribo faces a separate charge of breaching Covid regulations by failing to remain at his home address except for a permitted essential purpose.
He denies the allegations.
The court heard from the girl who said she and her friend went to Ibrox following the club sealing their first Scottish Premiership title win.
It was there, the witness said the pair first encountered Gadribo when he walked past them.
She stated they next saw Gadribo later that day at George Square in amongst other fans when he stood beside the 14-year-old.
The witness said: "He was singing The Bouncy but he wasn't getting any of the lyrics right and I said 'do you even know any Rangers songs?'"
Prosecutor Danielle McGuinness asked what 'The Bouncy' was and the teenager replied: "If you cannae do The Bouncy you're a Tim."
Miss McGuinness then asked how the man came to her attention.
She stated: "I heard my friend screaming and she was on the floor and he had his hands down her trousers."
The witness later added: "I could see from her knee to her shoes and the back of him - that's all I could see.
"I could see her shoes, jeans, she had a Rangers top on and I could see a bit of her hair."
The witness claimed it took four men to get the man off the girl.
The girl claimed she was able to point out the man to the police and was "110%" sure it was him.
Connor Ledger, defending, asked how she knew the man was singing the songs.
She replied: "He was jumping up and down and his mouth was moving."
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The lawyer followed up: "Did you see him speaking English?" to which the girl stated: "No."
PC Callum Brownlie, 29, told the court in evidence that the two girls came to him while "distressed and emotional."
He stated that after an initial area search, he was unable to locate the man and was not involved in arresting him.
The trial continues before sheriff Matthew Jackson QC.
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