Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been charged with historical child sex offences against a girl and boy.
The 47-year-old from Scotland is accused of abusing the girl in the 1990s – with the alleged offences beginning when she was around 10 years old, court papers show.
Dott is alleged to have told her to remove her clothing, exposed his genitals to her and sexually assaulted her.
He faces a second charge of sexually abusing a boy between the mid-2000s and 2010, from when the child was aged around seven.
Dott, who won the 2006 World Championship title, has been suspended by snooker’s governing body, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA).
A statement on the WPBSA website said Dott had been suspended “due to a case which is scheduled to be heard before the High Court in Scotland”.
“Whilst court proceedings are ongoing, it would be inappropriate for the WPBSA to make any further comment,” it added.
The case is due before the High Court in Glasgow in June.
Dott defeated Peter Ebdon when he won his World Championship title at the Crucible in Sheffield.
He also reached the final in both 2004, when he was beaten by Ronnie O’Sullivan, and 2010, losing out to Australian Neil Robertson.
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Having turned professional in 1994, Dott has been a regular on the World Snooker Tour circuit.
This season has seen him fall down the rankings to outside the world’s top 50.
