Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been charged with child sex offences.
The 47-year-old Scot, who won the world title in 2006, faces historical charges relating to two children who were understood to be around 10 years old at the time.
Prosecutors claim the first attack happened in the Glasgow area between 1993 and 1996.
The second charge relates to an alleged attack between 2006 and 2010.
Dott, from Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, appeared in private in court on Monday, with another hearing expected on 11 June.
He was due to be playing qualifying matches this week, has now been suspended by snooker’s world governing body, the WPBSA.
In a statement, it said “Graeme Dott has been suspended by the WPBSA 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.”
