AN arrest warrant has been issued for a Greenock man accused of a string of sexual offences against a young girl in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Germany.

The accused is said to have attacked the girl between April 2008 and February 2011.

The alleged victim was aged between 12 and 14 at the time, according to court papers.

It is claimed the accused used lewd, indecent and libidinous practices and behaviour towards her at a flat in Glasgow.

The allegation includes claims he instructed her to undress and enter his bed before inappropriately touching the child.

A separate charge states that the accused repeated the same conduct at a property near Bremen in Germany.

The girl is further stated to have been sexually assaulted at the same property in a similar manner.

A previous calling of the case at Glasgow Sheriff Court was told there is a docket which will be read to jurors concerning the evidence that the Crown intends to lead at trial.

It is claimed that the accused - at a property in Bangor, Northern Ireland - instructed the girl to undress and enter his bed.

The docket says he compelled her to touch his body, touched her on the breasts and touched her on an intimate area.

The accused was due to appear today at Glasgow Sheriff Court, however, he was not present and a warrant was granted for his arrest by Sheriff Brian Cameron.