Topic Lifecycle: Dormant
This topic is currently dormant in the news cycle. It was last covered on Monday 24 August 2026 and has not appeared in recent broadcasts.
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Coverage reports that former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been found guilty of abusing two young children. The trial took place at the High Court in Glasgow. Dott, who won the world title in 2006, was convicted on charges of lewd and libidinous behaviour towards a girl and a boy between 1993 and 2010. The girl, now in her 40s, described abuse that began when she was in primary school, including Dott exposing himself, touching her inappropriately, and disguising the abuse as a game. The boy, now in his 20s, testified that Dott groped and molested him over a four-year period starting in 2006, and gave him juice, crisps, and money, including a £50 note. Dott denied the allegations. The court heard that the girl first spoke to police in 2001, but no charges were brought at that time; she provided a new statement in 2025. Police praised the bravery of the victims, stating that the conviction was a result of their courage in coming forward. Dott wept in the dock at the verdict. Sentencing is scheduled for a separate hearing in Edinburgh at the end of next month. Some coverage noted that the abuse of the boy began in the same year Dott won the world title, and that Dott reached his third world final in 2010, the year the abuse of the boy ended.
Key Claims by Channel
| Claim | Channel 5 | BBC One | ITV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dott was convicted of abusing a girl and a boy between 1993 and 2010. | |||
| The trial was held at the High Court in Glasgow. | · | ||
| The trial lasted five days. | · | · | |
| Dott abused a girl, with the abuse beginning when she was in primary school and lasting from 1993 to 1996. | · | ||
| Dott abused a boy, with the abuse lasting from 2006 to 2010. | · | ||
| Dott denied the allegations, calling them lies and nonsense. | · | · | |
| The girl first spoke to police in 2001, but no charges were brought at that time. | · | ||
| The girl provided a new statement in 2025. | · | · | |
| Police praised the bravery of the victims. | · | · | |
| Dott wept in the dock at the verdict. | · | · | |
| Sentencing is scheduled for a separate hearing in Edinburgh at the end of next month. | · | ||
| Dott was placed on the sex offenders register. | · | · | |
| The abuse of a girl occurred between 1993 and 1996, and of a boy between 2006 and 2010. | · | · |
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Timeline
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| Date | Channel 5 | BBC News | BBC One | BBC Two | Channel 4 | GB News | ITV | Sky News |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 24 August 2026 | 2m 27s 7.0% | — | 2m 13s 2.4% | — | — | — | 2m 28s 3.0% | — |
| Tuesday 18 August 2026 | 1m 42s 5.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |