Snooker champion Graeme Dott guilty of child sex abuse
Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been found guilty of child sex abuse charges in a Glasgow court. The 49-year-old will be sentenced at a later hearing in September.
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This is a significant development involving a high-profile public figure and serious criminal allegations.
Image source, PA Media Image caption, Graeme Dott was found guilty of two charges at the High Court in Glasgow
Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been found guilty of child abuse.
The 49-year-old was accused of lewd and libidinous behaviour towards a girl and a boy between 1993 and 2010.
Dott, who won the sport's world championship at The Crucible in 2006, had denied the charges.
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