Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been sentenced to seven years in jail after being discovered responsible of kid sexual abuse.
The 49-year-old was sentenced on the Excessive Courtroom in Edinburgh on Tuesday, September 29, following a five-day trial on the Excessive Courtroom in Glasgow final month.
Dott was convicted of two prices of lewd and libidinous behaviour towards a woman and a boy between 1993 and 2010. He denied each prices.
Choose Lord Harrower advised Dott that he had “robbed the complainers of a major a part of their childhood” and described his behaviour as a “gross violation of belief”.
The seven-year sentence was backdated to August 24, which was when Dott was remanded into custody.
The costs in opposition to Dott
The allegations involving the woman date from between 1993 and 1996 when she was of major college age.
The courtroom heard that Dott had inappropriately touched her whereas giving her a piggyback and had uncovered himself to her on one other event.
The lady, who’s now in her 40s, gave a brand new assertion to police in 2025.
Police had beforehand contacted Dott concerning the allegations in 2001, however no prices have been introduced at the moment.
The second cost associated to alleged incidents involving a boy between 2006 and 2010.
The courtroom heard that Dott had made sexual remarks to the boy, watched him whereas he showered, and molested him.
The boy additionally advised the courtroom that he had been abused in a automotive on quite a few events.
Dott, who reportedly coated his face along with his arms and shook his head when the responsible verdicts have been delivered, had described the allegations as “disgusting” and maintained that he was harmless.
Dott’s snooker profession
The Scot had a distinguished profession in skilled snooker, turning skilled in 1994 and reaching three World Championship finals on the Crucible.
He was overwhelmed by Ronnie O’Sullivan within the 2004 remaining earlier than successful the title two years later.
Dott defeated Peter Ebdon 18-14 within the 2006 remaining to turn into world champion, having additionally overwhelmed O’Sullivan within the semi-finals.
He returned to the Crucible remaining in 2010, the place he was overwhelmed 18-13 by Australia’s Neil Robertson.
Dott additionally received the China Open in 2007, defeating Jamie Cope 9-5 within the remaining in Beijing.
His performances round that point noticed him attain a career-high rating of world quantity two.
Dott remained knowledgeable participant for greater than three many years and was nonetheless competing on the World Snooker Tour when the allegations grew to become the topic of felony proceedings.
Dott faraway from WST Corridor of Fame
The World Skilled Billiards and Snooker Affiliation suspended Dott from competitors after the costs have been introduced in April 2025.
The WPBSA subsequently launched an announcement saying that it had “completely revoked Dott’s WPBSA membership with instant impact.”
The game’s governing physique additionally wrote to the World Snooker Tour requesting Dott’s elimination from the WST Corridor of Fame.
Dott has now been faraway from the WST Corridor of Fame.
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