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Former snooker world champion Graeme Dott convicted of child sex abuse

The 49-year-old was found to have subjected a girl and a boy to multiple incidents of abuse. Former snooker world champion Graeme Dott has been convicted of sexually abusing two children several decades ago in a trial in ⁠a Scottish court.

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Former snooker world champion Graeme Dott convicted of child sex abuse

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Key Facts

Fact 1: The 49-year-old was found to have subjected a girl and a boy to multiple incidents of abuse.
Fact 2: Dott was charged with two counts of “lewd, indecent and libidinous behaviour” ⁠against a girl from 1993 to 1996 and a boy from 2006 to 2010.
Fact 3: The indictment alleged that the 49-year-old had sexually assaulted the girl, ‌exposed himself to her and induced her to touch him.
Fact 4: Dott won the world snooker championship in 2006, beating Peter Ebdon 18-14 in the final, and ‌finished as runner-up in 2004 and 2010.

Dott was charged with two counts of “lewd, indecent and libidinous behaviour” ⁠against a girl from 1993 to 1996 and a boy from 2006 to 2010. The indictment alleged that the 49-year-old had sexually assaulted the girl, ‌exposed himself to her and induced her to touch him. Dott was also accused of making sexual remarks to the boy and touching his genitals.

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Original source: Al Jazeera