Former snooker world champion Graeme Dott jailed for child sexual abuse
Graeme Dott arriving at the high court in Glasgow for his trial in August. Photograph: Lesley Martin/ReutersView image in fullscreenGraeme Dott arriving at the high court in Glasgow for his trial in August. The court heard that the 2006 world champion inappropriately touched and exposed himself to both children.
- ▪Graeme Dott arriving at the high court in Glasgow for his trial in August.
- ▪Photograph: Lesley Martin/ReutersView image in fullscreenGraeme Dott arriving at the high court in Glasgow for his trial in August.
- ▪The court heard that the 2006 world champion inappropriately touched and exposed himself to both children.
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Graeme Dott arriving at the high court in Glasgow for his trial in August. Photograph: Lesley Martin/ReutersView image in fullscreenGraeme Dott arriving at the high court in Glasgow for his trial in August. Photograph: Lesley Martin/ReutersScotlandFormer snooker world champion Graeme Dott jailed for child sexual abuseDott, 49, receives seven-year sentence after abusing a boy and a girl in what judge says was ‘gross violation of trust’Patrick Greenfield Tue 29 Sep 2026 05.37 EDTLast modified on Tue 29 Sep 2026 05.40 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe former snooker world champion Graeme Dott has been jailed for seven years at the high court in Edinburgh after being convicted of sexually abusing two children.In August, Dott was found guilty of sexually abusing a boy and a girl after a…
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