Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott is set to stand trial next year over allegations of child sexual abuse. The 48-year-old faces two charges relating to children of primary school age, with incidents alleged to have occurred between 1993 and 1996 involving a girl, and between 2006 and 2010 involving a boy, both in the Glasgow area.
At a virtual hearing at the High Court in Glasgow on Thursday, Dott, who was not present, entered not guilty pleas through his defence lawyer, Euan Dow. Dow stated: “He pleads not guilty to two charges on the indictment. The position of the accused is that the allegations are fabricated and there is no truth in any of them.”
A trial date has been set for 17 August next year at the same court, and Dott’s bail was continued. Dott won the World Snooker Championship in 2006 and was runner-up in 2004 and 2010.
