Snooker champion Graeme Dott guilty of child sex abuseImage source, PA MediaImage caption, Graeme Dott was found guilty of two charges at the High Court in GlasgowPublished24 August 2026, 14:19 BSTUpdated 2 minutes agoFormer world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been found guilty of child sexual abuse.The 49-year-old denied two charges of lewd and libidinous behaviour towards a girl and a boy between 1993 and 2010.During a trial, the High Court in Glasgow heard that Dott had exposed himself and inappropriately touched a primary school girl in the 1990s and attacked a young boy between 2006 and 2010.Lord Harrower told Dott, who won the sport’s world championship at The Crucible in 2006, will be sentenced at a separate hearing in Edinburgh on 29 September.Dott covered his face with his hands and shook his head while the verdict was delivered by jurors following a five-day trial.He was taken into custody ahead of the sentencing hearing next month.Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Dott won the world championship title in 2006Dott previously called the allegations made against him “disgusting”.
During the trial, the court heard how he had “caressed” the girl’s bottom while giving her a piggyback and that, on another occasion, he had exposed himself to her.
Police previously contacted Dott about the allegations in 2001, but no charges were brought.
The woman gave a new statement to police in 2025.
The court was also told how Dott “rewarded” the boy with money, crisps and fizzy drinks after molesting him in the shower at a home in South Lanarkshire.
The boy, now a man in his 20s, also mentioned he was abused in a car on a number of occasions and “inappropriately touched” while Dott played online poker.
Lewd and libidinous practices refer to any sexual crimes against children committed prior to 1 December 2010.
The offence was abolished in 2009, but is still used for crimes carried out before then.
