Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott sentenced to seven years in prison — Cyprus Mail

In Edinburgh, United Kingdom, the High Court sentenced former world snooker champion Graeme Dott to seven years in prison for historic child sexual abuse offences. As Cyprus Mail reports, Lord Harrower handed down the sentence to the 49-year-old Scot on September 29.

Sentence following the trial

In August, a High Court jury in Glasgow found Dott guilty of two charges of lewd and libidinous conduct involving a girl and a boy of primary school age. The incidents covered a period of nearly two decades, from 1993 to 2010.

The female victim, now in her 40s, told the court about repeated instances of abuse in Glasgow in the 1990s. Another victim, now around 30 years old, gave evidence about events in South Lanarkshire in 2006–2010. According to him, the abuse began when he was about eight years old.

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Consequences of the sentence

During the trial, Dott categorically denied the accusations and called them lies, but the jury rejected his version. After being found guilty, he was remanded in custody, placed on the sex offenders register and removed from the World Snooker Hall of Fame.

Defence lawyer Euan Dow told the court that Dott understood the complete destruction of his personal and professional reputation. Lord Harrower described the crimes as a gross breach of trust that deprived the victims of a significant part of their childhood.

Graeme Dott became world snooker champion in 2006 after winning the tournament at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. In 2010, he reached the World Championship final for a second time.