Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been found guilty of sexually abusing two children of primary school age in the Glasgow area. A jury convicted the 49-year-old on two counts of "lewd, indecent and libidinous behaviour" involving a girl and a boy, in offences that spanned nearly two decades apart. Dott, who had denied both charges, was suspended from professional snooker in April 2025 after being charged.

The abuse of the girl took place between 1993 and 1996 and involved inappropriate touching, being told to remove her clothes, and Dott exposing himself. The abuse of the boy occurred separately between 2006 and 2010, involving sexual remarks, molestation and Dott entering a bathroom to watch him shower. Dott won his first ranking title and world championship in 2006, before suffering from clinical depression and a slump in form from 2008 onwards. The case, heard at the High Court in Glasgow, remains ongoing as sentencing details are awaited.