Woman accusing ex-world snooker champion Graeme Dott of child sex abuse denies saying 'I'm going to be rich'

A woman who has accused a former world snooker champion of historical child sex abuse has denied saying "I'm going to be rich" and would take her allegations "to the papers and make a lot of money".

Warning: This article contains details of child sexual abuse.

Graeme Dott, 49, is currently on trial accused of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices and behaviour towards two children.

He denies the allegations, spanning between 1993 and 1996 involving a girl, and 2006 to 2010 involving a boy.

Both charges state the alleged abuse occurred on "various occasions".

The female complainant continued her testimony at the High Court in Glasgow on Wednesday.

She previously told jurors of multiple alleged incidences where she was inappropriately touched and molested while of primary school age in the Glasgow region.

The woman, who is now in her 40s, claimed she did not report the alleged abuse while it was happening as "Graeme told me not to".

She said she was told by the defendant that even if she did tell anyone, they "would not believe [her] anyway".

During cross-examination as the trial entered day two, Dott's lawyer Euan Dow put it to the woman that she allegedly told another witness: "I'm going to be rich."

The complainer refuted the claim, replying: "No."

She also denied that she would "take it to the papers and make a lot of money".

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Mr Dow also challenged the woman on what she allegedly told other witnesses when she revealed Dott had reportedly inappropriately touched and kissed her.

The complainer admitted that she did not reveal the full extent of what allegedly happened to her and withheld some details relating to the more serious unwanted sexual acts.

She said she told a witness "some things, but not everything".

The woman added: "I struggled to tell her, to talk about it."

The complainer previously told jurors that Dott bought her a "couple of toys" during the time of the alleged abuse, including a teddy which reportedly had a love heart on it that said "love me".

Mr Dow said of the teddy: "That's simply not true."

The woman replied: "It is true."

The court earlier heard that the woman confided in a friend about the alleged abuse when she was a teenager and then went on to tell family members before eventually going to the police in 2001.

The old secondary school friend took to the stand and recounted the moment she was told of the alleged abuse.

The witness said: "She said that Graeme had touched her and I asked her where, was it in the wrong places, and she said 'yes'.

"She cried, I cried. I told her that if she wanted to tell anyone, I would help her."

The court also heard from another witness whom the then teenage complainer confided in about the earlier alleged abuse.

The woman, who was an adult at the time of being told, said she spoke to a family member of Dott's over the phone about the allegations.

The witness testified that Dott's relative rubbished the girl's claims, saying: "She was very hostile towards me. She accused me of being naive and being taken in by her pack of lies."

The trial, before Lord Harrower, continues.

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