See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy NOOR QURASHI, NEWS REPORTER Published: 14:27 BST, 24 August 2026 | Updated: 14:42 BST, 24 August 2026
Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been found guilty of sexually abusing two children.The 49-year-old subjected a girl and a boy, both of primary school age, to 'lewd, indecent and libidinous behaviour' by touching and kissing them inappropriately.The allegations, both in the Glasgow region, spanned between 1993 and 1996 involving the girl, and from 2006 to 2010 involving the boy.Dott had inappropriately touched the girl, instructed her to remove her clothes and exposed himself.He separately abused a boy by making sexual remarks, molesting him and entering a bathroom where he watched him shower.Both charges, which Dott had denied, stated the incidents occurred on 'various occasions'.The Scottish former professional snooker player won his first world title and first ranking title at the 2006 World Championship.In 2008 he was said to have begun experiencing 'clinical depression' which affected his performance, amid a string of defeats.Dott was suspended from competing in the sport in April 2025 after he was charged with sexual abuse. Graeme Dott photographed (above) arriving at the High Court in GlasgowThis is a breaking news story. More to come
