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Former snooker champion Graeme Dott on trial over child sexual abuse allegations

Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott is on trial, accused of child sexual abuse.The 49-year-old, from Glasgow, is accused of lewd, indecent and libidinous behaviour towards two primary school-aged children – a girl and a boy.The allegations relating to the girl span the years 1993-1996, while the allegations involving the boy span from 2006-2010.Dott has pleaded not guilty to the two charges against him.His trial at the High Court in Glasgow began on Tuesday.The jury heard evidence from one of Dott’s alleged victims, a woman who is now in her 40s. Speaking from behind a screen, she said that Dott sexually abused her on multiple separate occasions when she was a child.Once, he indecently touched her after offering to give her a piggy back, she said.Another time, he approached her and s
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