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Al Jazeera EnglishNews report · Aug 24, 4:35 PM
Former snooker world champion Graeme Dott convicted of child sex abuse
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The 49-year-old was found to have subjected a girl and a boy to multiple incidents of abuse.
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Former snooker world champion Graeme Dott convicted of child sex abuse
Al Jazeera English reaches for "champion" where WFLA News Channel 8 (Nexstar, Tampa) stays flat.
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What happened The 49-year-old was found to have subjected a girl and a boy to multiple incidents of abuse.
The headline split Al Jazeera English frames it as "Former snooker world champion Graeme Dott convicted of child sex abuse". BBC News frames it as "Snooker champion Graeme Dott guilty of child sex abuse".
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Irish IndependentNews report · Aug 24, 6:18 PM
Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott found guilty of child sex abuse
The 49-year-old was on trial at the High Court in Glasgow, Scotland
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WFLA News Channel 8 (Nexstar, Tampa)News report · Aug 24, 6:00 PM
'Sick, perverted mind': Florida SWAT team arrests man found with child sex abuse material, sheriff says
Video shows a SWAT team entering a house in Titusville to arrest a man who reportedly possessed child sex abuse material on multiple devices.
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BBC NewsNews report · Aug 24, 5:35 PM
Snooker champion Graeme Dott guilty of child sex abuse
The former world champion was found guilty of lewd and libidinous behaviour towards a girl and boy.
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Aug 24, 4:35 PM: Al Jazeera English joined the source map.
Aug 24, 5:35 PM: BBC News joined the source map.
Aug 24, 6:00 PM: WFLA News Channel 8 (Nexstar, Tampa) joined the source map.
Aug 24, 6:18 PM: Irish Independent joined the source map.
Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 4 sources · 1 bucket.