Former snooker world champion Graeme Dott jailed

Summarised from 9 outlets · 17 reports · Updated 29 Sept, 19:43 · Archive

Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been jailed for seven years for sexually abusing children.

Graeme Dott, 49, the 2006 world snooker champion, has been jailed for seven years after being convicted of sexually abusing two primary school-age children. He was found guilty of two counts of lewd, indecent and libidinous behaviour towards a boy and a girl, with the abuse occurring between 1993 and 2010. The court heard that Dott inappropriately touched, exposed himself to and kissed both children. He denied the charges but was convicted following a trial. The judge said his behaviour constituted a 'gross violation of trust'.

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• Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuseThe judge said Dott’s behaviour had involved a ‘gross violation of trust’.Evening Standard · 29 Sept, 13:26
• Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuseThe judge said Dott’s behaviour had involved a ‘gross violation of trust’.Evening Standard · 29 Sept, 12:27
• Former world snooker champion Dott jailed for child sexual abuseThe 49-year-old was found guilty of two charges of lewd and libidinous behaviour towards a girl and a boy between 1993 and 2010.BBC News · 29 Sept, 12:21
• Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuseThe judge said Dott’s behaviour had involved a ‘gross violation of trust’.Evening Standard · 29 Sept, 11:31
• Ex-world snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuseThe judge said Dott’s behaviour had involved a ‘gross violation of trust’.Independent Sport · 29 Sept, 11:09
• Ex-snooker champion Dott jailed for child sex abuseFormer world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been sentenced to seven years in jail after being found guilty of sexually abusing two primary school-age children.Sky Sports · 29 Sept, 11:00
• Former 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’ The 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 five-day trial at Glasgow high court. The court heard that the 2006 world champion inappropriately touched and exposed himself to both children. He denied the charges but was convicted of two counts of lewd, indecent and libidinous…Guardian World · 29 Sept, 10:37
• Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuseThe judge said Dott’s behaviour had involved a ‘gross violation of trust’.Evening Standard · 29 Sept, 10:29
• Ex-snooker world champion Graeme Dott jailed for child sex abuseDott was jailed after being found guilty of sexually abusing two primary school-age children.Daily Express · 29 Sept, 10:27
• Ex-world snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuseThe judge said Dott’s behaviour had involved a ‘gross violation of trust’.Independent Sport · 29 Sept, 10:22
• Ex-world snooker champion Graeme Dott is jailed for seven years after he sexually abused young boy and girlThe 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.Daily Mail · 29 Sept, 10:19
• Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed seven years for child sex abuseThe judge said Dott’s behaviour had involved a ‘gross violation of trust’.Evening Standard · 29 Sept, 10:15
• Graeme Dott sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing childrenGraeme Dott was sentenced in Edinburgh on Tuesday (Picture: REUTERS) Graeme Dott has been jailed for seven years after being found guilty last month of sexually abusing two primary school age children. The former snooker world champion was found guilty of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices…Metro · 29 Sept, 10:13
• Snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for sexually abusing childrenFormer snooker world champion Graeme Dott has been jailed for seven years after being convicted of sexually abusing children.The Independent · 29 Sept, 10:12
• Ex-snooker world champion Graeme Dott jailed after abusing primary school age childrenFormer snooker world champion Graeme Dott, 49, subjected two primary school age children to horrific abuse in the Glasgow area - he has now been jailedThe Mirror · 29 Sept, 10:09
• Ex-world snooker champion jailed for child sex abuseFormer world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been jailed for seven years for historical child sex abuse.Sky News · 29 Sept, 09:00
• Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott to be sentenced after child sex abuse convictionThe 49-year-old subjected a girl and a boy to multiple incidents of abuse.Evening Standard · 29 Sept, 00:02

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