Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed seven years for child sex abuse

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-29 · by Neil Pooran

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Graeme Dott, a former world snooker champion who won the title in 2006, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing two children between 1993 and 2010. The court found him guilty of exposing himself, touching them inappropriately, and kissing both victims on multiple occasions. Dott had denied the charges but was convicted by a jury after a five-day trial. His name has been removed from World Snooker’s Hall of Fame following his conviction.
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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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Evening Standard · 1.00 cosine similarity
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“Both articles describe the exact same sentencing of Graeme Dott for child sex abuse on the same date with identical details.”
Evening Standard · 1.00 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 33 📰 publisher trust 68
“Both articles describe the exact same sentencing of Graeme Dott for child sex abuse, including identical details about the sentence length and the nature of the crimes.”
Evening Standard · 1.00 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 33 📰 publisher trust 68
“Both articles describe the identical sentencing event for Graeme Dott on September 29, 2026, including exact details of his sentence and the nature of the abuse.”
Evening Standard · 1.00 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 37 📰 publisher trust 68
“Both articles describe the exact same sentencing for Graeme Dott on the same day with identical details about his crimes and sentence.”
Evening Standard · 0.97 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 11 📰 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.”
The Guardian · 0.96 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 5% hedged 1 of 22 📰 publisher trust 68
“Both articles report on the identical sentencing of Graeme Dott for child sexual abuse in the same court and date.”
Daily Mail · 0.97 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 5% hedged 2 of 40 📰 publisher trust 65
“Both articles describe the same sentencing of Graeme Dott for sexually abusing two children, providing identical details about the victims' ages and time periods.”

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Topics

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

Subjects

Dott PERSON · 8× Graeme Dott PERSON · 1× Harrower PERSON · 1× Peter Ebdon PERSON · 1× Sheffield GPE · 1× World Snooker’s Hall of Fame ORG · 1×

Narrative

Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been sentenced to seven years in jail after being found guilty of sexually abusing two primary school-age children.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-29
2026-09-29 · Evening Standard
Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed seven years for child sex abuse · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 0 hedged)

Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been sentenced to seven years in jail 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 and 1996 and the boy between 2006 and 2010. asserted
girl → subject → 2006
Imposing a backdated sentence of seven years, he said Dott’s behaviour had involved a “gross violation of trust”. asserted
behaviour → impose → trust
A five-day trial heard Dott exposed himself in front of both children, touched them inappropriately and kissed them. asserted
Dott → hear → them
Read More In August, he was found guilty of two counts of lewd, indecent and libidinous behaviour towards them. asserted
he → read → 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
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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