A FORMER world snooker champion allegedly told a young boy to stay out of a room while he was with a girl he is accused of abusing, a jury has heard.
Graeme Dott is on trial at the High Court in Glasgow accused of lewd and libidinous behaviour towards a girl and a boy between 1993 and 2010.
The 49-year-old denies the two charges.
A witness who knew the girl when they were both children gave evidence on Wednesday.
The man, now in his 40s, told jurors there were occasions when he, the girl and Dott were together at a house in Glasgow.
Prosecutor Lindsey Dalziel asked if there was a time he noticed anything about Dott's behaviour towards the girl.
The witness replied: “Yes, maybe I was nine or 10 years old. I remember him telling me not to go into the room when he was with her.”
He claimed this happened “more than once”.
Dalziel asked what happened after Dott allegedly told him not to enter.
The witness said: “When an adult told you not to do something, you generally did not do it.”
He later told the court he had a “vague memory” of going into the room despite the alleged warning.
Asked if he could remember anything else, the witness added: “Not really. I remember being told to leave.”
Dalziel then asked who had told him to leave.
The man replied: “Graeme. I think he was quite angry.”
Jurors heard the witness first gave a statement to police in 2001 before speaking to officers again in 2025.
Defence advocate Euan Dow questioned him on the contents of his earlier statement.
Dow referred to the witness telling police as a teenager: “I cannot remember walking into the room.”
The witness had also stated: “I have not got a very good memory.”
The man agreed it had been “a long time ago”, but maintained his recollection had improved over time.
Dow suggested there had been “no mention at all about being told to stay out of the room” by Dott in the earlier account.
The court earlier heard the conclusion of evidence from the woman at the centre of one of the charges.
She has alleged that Dott “caressed” her bottom while giving her a piggyback, also known as a “coaksey”, and that he separately exposed himself to her.
Jurors heard she later disclosed the allegations to a friend and others.
Dow questioned the woman, now in her 40s, about a conversation she allegedly had regarding the claims.
The advocate asked: “Did you say that you could take it to the newspapers and make a lot of money?”
The woman replied: “No.”
Dow then asked: “Are you sure about that?”
She answered: “Yes.”
Dott won the World Snooker Championship in 2006 and was runner-up in 2004 and 2010.
The trial, before Lord Harrower, continues.
