Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott to be sentenced after child sex abuse conviction

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-28 · by Neil Pooran

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Graeme Dott, a former world snooker champion, is set to be sentenced after being convicted for sexually abusing two children between 1993 and 2010 in Glasgow. The court found him guilty on two counts of lewd behavior towards the victims when they were young. Despite his denial during the trial, Dott was removed from World Snooker’s Hall of Fame following his conviction.
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Story summary

Graeme Dott, a former world snooker champion who turned professional in 1994 and won the World Snooker Championship in 2006 by defeating Peter Ebdon at the Crucible in Sheffield, has been sentenced to seven years in jail. He was found guilty of sexually abusing two primary school-age children: a girl between 1993-1996 and a boy from 2006-2010, both incidents occurring in the Glasgow area. Despite denying the charges, Dott was convicted by a jury for exposing himself to the victims and engaging in inappropriate touching. The judge, Lord Harrower, emphasized that his actions were a "gross violation of trust," sentencing him on November 8 at the high court in Edinburgh. His name has been added indefinitely to the sex offenders' register.

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📰 Graeme Dott Jailed For Child Sex Abuse
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Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse same event · 100%
Evening Standard · 0.97 cosine similarity
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“Both articles report on the sentencing and conviction details for Graeme Dott's sexual abuse case against two primary school-aged children, covering the exact same incident at the same time with identical outcomes.”
Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse same event · 100%
Evening Standard · 0.97 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 33 📰 publisher trust 68
“Both articles describe Graeme Dott's sentencing for child sex abuse on the same day and involving the same victims and time period.”
Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse same event · 100%
Evening Standard · 0.97 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 33 📰 publisher trust 68
“Both articles describe the sentencing of Graeme Dott on the same day following his conviction for sexually abusing two children, with identical details about the victims and the sentence.”
Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed seven years for child sex abuse same event · 100%
Evening Standard · 0.97 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 12 📰 publisher trust 68
“Both articles describe the sentencing of Graeme Dott for child sex abuse on the same day and include details about his seven-year jail sentence.”
Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse same event · 100%
Evening Standard · 0.97 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 37 📰 publisher trust 68
“Both articles describe the sentencing of Graeme Dott on the same date for the same child sex abuse convictions involving the same victims and timeframes.”
Former snooker world champion Graeme Dott jailed for child sexual abuse same event · 100%
The Guardian · 0.95 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 5% hedged 1 of 22 📰 publisher trust 68
“Both articles describe the sentencing and conviction of Graeme Dott for child sexual abuse at the same court hearing on September 29, 2026.”
Ex-world snooker champion Graeme Dott is jailed for seven years after he sexually abused young boy and girl same event · 95%
Daily Mail · 0.95 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 5% hedged 2 of 40 📰 publisher trust 65
“Both articles describe the sentencing of Graeme Dott for child sex abuse convictions involving two primary school age children, with identical details about the victims and timeframe.”

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Topics

Glasgow Sheffield World Snooker’s Hall of Fame the World Snooker Championship

Subjects

Dott PERSON · 6× Glasgow GPE · 1× Graeme Dott PERSON · 1× Harrower PERSON · 1× Peter Ebdon PERSON · 1× Sheffield GPE · 1× World Snooker’s Hall of Fame ORG · 1×

Narrative

Dott, who turned professional in 1994, won the World Snooker Championship in 2006, defeating Peter Ebdon in the final at the Crucible in Sheffield.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-28
2026-09-28 · Evening Standard
Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott to be sentenced after child sex abuse conviction · assertive framing

Claims (11 extracted, 0 hedged)

Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott is due to be sentenced after being found guilty of sexually abusing two primary school age children. asserted
Dott → sentence → children
The 49-year-old subjected a girl and a boy to multiple incidents of abuse, with the girl targeted between 1993-1996 and the boy between 2006-2010. asserted
girl → subject → 2006
In August, he was found guilty of two counts of lewd, indecent and libidinous behaviour towards them. asserted
he → find → them
During the trial, jurors heard from one of Dott’s victims, a woman now in her 40s. asserted
jurors → hear → 40s
She told the court that Dott had sexually abused her on multiple separate occasions while she was a child. asserted
she → tell → occasions
The second victim, a man who is now in his late 20s, said he was sexually abused by Dott on multiple occasions. asserted
he → say → occasions
In the cases of both victims the abuse happened in the Glasgow area. asserted
abuse → happen → area
Dott had denied the charges but was found guilty by the jury. asserted
Dott → deny → jury
Lord Harrower remanded him in custody and his name was added to the sex offenders register. asserted
name → remand → register
Dott, who turned professional in 1994, won the World Snooker Championship in 2006, defeating Peter Ebdon in the final at the Crucible in Sheffield. asserted
who → turn → Sheffield
Following his conviction, Dott’s name was removed from World Snooker’s Hall of Fame. asserted
name → follow → Fame
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