Ex-world snooker champion Graeme Dott to face child sex abuse trial
Dott, 48, is accused of two charges relating to primary school-age children.
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The allegations span between 1993 and 1996 involving a girl, and 2006 to 2010 involving a boy, both in the Glasgow region.
A virtual hearing at the High Court in Glasgow on Thursday was told Dott, who was not present, denies the charges.
Defending, Euan Dow said: '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.'
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A trial date was set for August 17th next year at the same court, and bail was continued.
Dott won the 2006 World Snooker Championship and was runner-up in 2004 and 2010.
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