Former Snooker Champion Graeme Dott To Face Child Sex Abuse Trial

Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott is to guidelines proceedings charged pinch kid activity abuse.

The 48-year-old Scot is accused of lewd and libidinous behaviour towards 2 children betwixt 1993 and 2010.

The allegations see claims he inappropriately touched a girl, instructed her to region her apparel and exposed himself to her, arsenic good arsenic molesting a boy, making intersexual remarks and watching him shower.

Dott, who won nan world title successful 2006, has pled not blameworthy to nan charges.

Both charges authorities nan alleged incidents occurred connected "various occasions", astatine addresses successful nan eastbound extremity of Glasgow, South Lanarkshire and successful a car.

The lawsuit called for a proceeding astatine nan High Court successful Glasgow, wherever nan attendance of Dott was excused.

His lawyer Euan Dow told nan proceeding location was 1 defence witnesser listed, but location could perchance beryllium more.

Mr Dow told nan tribunal that his customer was not presently fresh for trial, but asked for a day to beryllium set.

Lord Mulholland confirmed a five-day proceedings would statesman connected 17 August 2026.

Dott remains connected bail.

He was suspended by nan World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association erstwhile nan charges were announced earlier this year.