Former snooker champion Graeme Dott convicted of child sex abuse in Scottish court
Graeme Dott, 49, was found guilty of sexually abusing a girl from 1993 to 1996 and a boy from 2006 to 2010 at the High Court in Glasgow. He was convicted after a trial and remanded in custody pending sentencing on September 29. Dott was suspended by snooker's governing body after being charged in April 2025.
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Divergence score
4 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
3 camps
3 bias groups
The spectrum · how 4 outlets placed this story
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Al Jazeera
AP News
Reuters
Washington Times
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
Al Jazeera
Former snooker world champion Graeme Dott convicted of child sex abuse
charges and career focus · negative
Washington Times
Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott convicted of sexually abusing children
neutral
First to report
- Al Jazeerafirst
- Reuters+48 min
- Washington Times+4.0 h
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The split, in one line
All three outlets report the same conviction facts; Al Jazeera details the charges and career, AP adds victim testimony and custody status, Reuters provides minimal wire-style coverage.
How each outlet covered it
No left-right split here
Coverage clusters in the center and international press. Here is each take as it stands.
Center & international coverage
“Former snooker world champion Graeme Dott convicted of child sex abuse”
“Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott convicted of sexually abusing 2 small children”
“Former world champion Dott convicted of historical sexual abuse - Reuters”
6 tracked claims across 4 outlets
Fact ledger
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Claimed
Dott was remanded in custody with sentencing scheduled for September 29
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