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Former British snooker player Graeme Dott is found guilty of sexually abusing two primary school children.
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Five-day trial at high court in Glasgow heard Dott subjected a girl and a boy to multiple incidents of abuse Five-day trial at high court in Glasgow heard Dott subjected a girl and a boy to multiple incidents of abuse The former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been found guilty of sexually abusing two primary school age children.
But Dott, who won the World Snooker Championship in 2006 , was found guilty on Monday following the trial which began on 18 August, with verdicts by majority. The second victim, a man who is now in his late 20s, said he was sexually abused by Dott on multiple occasions, with the snooker player touching him inappropriately, kissing him and performing sexual acts.
She said: “The Crown’s case is that Graeme Dott subjected vulnerable children to the worst kind of abuse with a course of conduct which relied on opportunity, for his own gratification. Giving evidence last week, Dott had said there was “absolutely no way” he sexually abused two children.
He denied the charges but was found guilty on Monday after a trial at the High Court in Glasgow. On Monday, he was found guilty of two counts of lewd, indecent and libidinous behaviour towards them.
The witness also described abuse which took place in a car, where he said Dott would kiss him on the face, head and lips and “push himself up against me”. He said looking back at it now, Dott was “clearly getting sexual gratification from it”, and he was “pleasuring himself” while this was taking place.
The woman also described an occasion when she said Dott suggested playing a “guessing game” where she had to guess what he was doing. He was suspended by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association after the charges were announced last year.
She said the abuse had started with Dott “caressing” her bottom over her clothing while giving her a piggyback. Speaking about the second victim, Dott said he was “never in my company” and denied all allegations of abuse.
What's confirmed
- Five-day trial at high court in Glasgow heard Dott subjected a girl and a boy to multiple incidents of abuse Five-day trial at high court in Glasgow heard Dott subjected a girl and a boy to multiple incidents of…
- He denied the charges but was found guilty on Monday after a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.
- But Dott, who won the World Snooker Championship in 2006 , was found guilty on Monday following the trial which began on 18 August, with verdicts by majority.
What's still developing
- He was suspended by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association after the charges were announced last year.
- On Monday, he was found guilty of two counts of lewd, indecent and libidinous behaviour towards them.
- She said the abuse had started with Dott “caressing” her bottom over her clothing while giving her a piggyback.
- The woman also described an occasion when she said Dott suggested playing a “guessing game” where she had to guess what he was doing.
- The second victim, a man who is now in his late 20s, said he was sexually abused by Dott on multiple occasions, with the snooker player touching him inappropriately, kissing him and performing sexual acts.
- He said looking back at it now, Dott was “clearly getting sexual gratification from it”, and he was “pleasuring himself” while this was taking place.
- The witness also described abuse which took place in a car, where he said Dott would kiss him on the face, head and lips and “push himself up against me”.
- Giving evidence last week, Dott had said there was “absolutely no way” he sexually abused two children.