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Ex-world snooker champion Graeme Dott to face child sex abuse trial

Graeme Dott denies two child sex abuse charges involving primary school-age children in Glasgow, with allegations spanning 1993-1996 and 2006-2010, trial set for August 17.

  • Graeme Dott is set to face trial in 2026 over allegations of child sexual abuse involving two children, one girl and one boy, according to the High Court in Glasgow.
  • The allegations against Dott date from 1993 to 1996 involving a girl, and from 2006 to 2010 involving a boy, both in the Glasgow area.
  • Dott denies the charges and claims the allegations are fabricated, as stated by his defense attorney Euan Dow.
  • The trial is scheduled for August 17, 2026, and Dott is currently on bail following a virtual hearing.
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A former world pool champion will be tried in August 2026 for acts of sexual assault on two children, and we learn in the British press this 14 August.

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Former snooker world champion Graham Dott will stand trial for sexually abusing children, the BBC reported.

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Former world snooker champion Dott to go on trial next year over sex-abuse allegations

Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott will go on trial next year over allegations that he sexually abused children.

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BBC News broke the news in United Kingdom on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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