17 days ago
Snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. BBC News UK, Manchester Evening News, The Scotsman, and STV News are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 29 Sept 2026, 06:11 UTC. 5 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The 49-year-old was found guilty of two charges of lewd and libidinous behaviour towards a girl and a boy between 1993 and 2010.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by STV News
Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott to be sentenced after child sex abuse conviction
- Picked up by The Scotsman
Former world Snooker champion Graeme Dott sentenced to seven years in jail for child sex abuse
- New development reported by Manchester Evening News
Ex-snooker world champion Graeme Dott jailed seven years for abusing two kids
- Picked up by BBC News UK
Snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse
Same story, different outlets
4 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- BBC NewsSnooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse
- Manchester Evening NewsEx-snooker world champion Graeme Dott jailed seven years for abusing two kids
- The ScotsmanFormer world Snooker champion Graeme Dott sentenced to seven years in jail for child sex abuse
- STV NewsEx-snooker champion Graeme Dott to be sentenced after child sex abuse conviction