Eccles, of Northgate, Hartlepool, committed the crimes against a girl years ago when he lived in South Bank
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Professional darts player Tony Eccles has been found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting a young girl.
Eccles, of Northgate, Hartlepool, committed the crimes against years ago when he lived in South Bank.
The 44-year-old denied the charges but a jury convicted him unanimously on five counts of rape and five of indecent assault after almost five hours' consideration spread across three days at Teesside Crown Court.
Judge George Moorhouse remanded him in custody until sentencing on Thursday.
The player has previously been rated amongst the game’s best – with a fourth seed at Lakeside in 2007 and 20th in the PDC World Championships in 2009 on his CV.
He has won 13 major tournaments and has played against the game’s top players.
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