Former World Snooker Champion Graeme Dott on Trial Over Child Sex Abuse Charges
Graeme Dott, who won the world snooker championship in 2006, has gone on trial at the High Court in Glasgow facing child sex abuse charges. The 49-year-old denies the allegations against him. BBC News
Dott is accused of lewd and libidinous behaviour towards two youngsters — a girl and a boy — between 1993 and 2010. The alleged incidents are said to have occurred on "various occasions" at addresses in Glasgow's east end and South Lanarkshire, as well as in a car. BBC News
The allegations involving a girl include claims that Dott inappropriately touched her, instructed her to remove her clothes, and exposed himself. A female witness, now in her 40s, told the court the first such incident occurred when she was nine or ten years old at a house in Glasgow. BBC News
The separate allegations involving a boy include making sexual remarks, entering a bathroom and watching the boy shower, and molesting him. BBC News
Dott won the World Snooker Championship at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre in 2006, defeating Peter Ebdon 18-14 in the final. He also reached the final on two other occasions, in 2004 and 2010. In snooker, a world title — decided each year over a gruelling multi-session match — represents the highest achievement in the sport.
The trial is ongoing at the High Court in Glasgow.
