A Kelso man has appeared in private at Jedburgh Sheriff Court accused of raping a woman in his home town.
Lee Borthwick, 31, of the town's Inchmyre, is alleged to have committed the offence at a house in Kelso in July 2011.
He made no plea or declaration and the case was continued for further examination.
Mr Borthwick was granted bail by Sheriff Derrick McIntyre.