Graeme Dott

Graeme Dott, a 49-year-old former world snooker champion, has been convicted in a Scottish court of sexually abusing two children. The charges involved "lewd, indecent and libidinous behaviour" against a girl between 1993 and 1996, and against a boy between 2006 and 2010. A five-day trial heard evidence that Dott subjected both children to multiple incidents of abuse, including exposing himself, touching them inappropriately, and kissing them. The conviction makes Dott a newsworthy figure due to his past sporting achievements contrasted with these serious criminal findings. The recent court proceedings and guilty verdict are the current developments that bring his name into the news.