Former world snooker champion Dott to face trial on sex abuse charges

Former satellite snooker champion Graeme Dott faces 2 charges of intersexual maltreatment against a lad and a girl.

Former satellite snooker champion Graeme Dott volition spell connected proceedings adjacent twelvemonth implicit allegations that helium sexually abused children.

The 48-year-old Dott is facing 2 charges of enactment maltreatment against a lad and a girl. According to tribunal papers seen by The Associated Press, the alleged maltreatment took spot from 1993-96 and from 2006-10.

A virtual proceeding took spot connected Thursday astatine the High Court successful Glasgow wherever Dott, who was not present, denied the charges, Britain’s Press Association reported.

“The presumption of the accused is that the allegations are fabricated and determination is nary information successful immoderate of them,” said Euan Dow, who is defending Dott.

A proceedings day was acceptable for August 17 adjacent twelvemonth astatine the aforesaid tribunal and bail was continued, PA reported.

Dott was suspended by snooker’s governing assemblage successful April aft being charged.

Dott won the World Snooker Championship successful 2006 aft beating Peter Ebdon successful the last astatine the Crucible Theatre successful Sheffield. The Scottish subordinate besides reached the last connected 2 different occasions, losing to Ronnie O’Sullivan successful 2004 and Neil Robertson successful 2010.

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Al Jazeera and quality agencies