Snooker-Former world champion Dott jailed for historical sexual abuse


Former snooker world champion Graeme Dott, who is accused of sexually abusing two children between 1993 and 2010, arrives at the High Court in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, August 24, 2026. REUTERS/Lesley Martin

Sept 29 (Reuters) - Former ⁠snooker world champion Graeme Dott ⁠was jailed on Tuesday in a ‌Scottish court for seven years for sexually abusing two children, British media reported.

Dott was convicted last ​month on two counts of "lewd, ⁠indecent and libidinousbehaviour" ⁠towards a girl and a boy between ⁠1993 ‌and 2010.

Prosecutors said Dott sexually assaulted a girl, exposed himself ⁠to her and induced her to touch ​him. ‌Dott was also accused of making ⁠sexual remarks ​to a boy and touching his genitals.

The 49-year-old denied the charges but was ⁠found guilty after a trial ​and sentenced to seven years' imprisonment, the BBC reported.

Dott won the World Snooker Championship ⁠in 2006, beating Peter Ebdon 18-14 in the final, and twice finished as runner-up in 2004 and 2010.

The World Professional ​Billiards and Snooker Association ⁠suspended him after the charges were announced ​last year and ‌permanently revoked his membership after ​his conviction.

(Reporting by Sam Tobin in London, editing by Ed Osmond)

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