A SCOTS pastor of a US religious sect has denied allegations he raped a 10-year-old girl.

Malcolm Fraser, 39, is said to have repeatedly attacked the girl while he and his wife were staying with her family.

He was arrested after the alleged victim, who is now 17, made a report to police in Enumclaw, Washington.

Former IT worker Fraser moved to the US 12 years ago and is the assistant pastor of Enumclaw's South Sound Doctrine Church, which has had to fight claims from locals that it is a "cult".

At King County Superior Court in Seattle he pled not guilty to two counts of first degree rape. He has been ordered to keep away from the alleged victim. The case was continued.