FORMER world darts champion Ted Hankey has admitted sexually assaulting a teenager.
The 54-year-old appeared at Warrington Magistrates Court this morning, Thursday.
He spoke to confirm his name, age and address and pleaded guilty to the charge.
The court heard he was charged with intentionally touching a woman over the age of 16 in Crewe on September 10 last year.
Jonathan Wilkinson, prosecuting, said the victim was aged under 18 during a hearing which lasted around 10 minutes.
District judge Nicholas Sanders said the case would be sent to Chester Crown Court, where Hankey will be sentenced on May 12.
He told Hankey he would become subject to notification requirements and should report to a local police station as he granted him conditional bail.
Hankey, of Stoke-on-Trent, arrived at court with a black snood pulled up to cover the lower half of his face.
The darts player, whose nickname is the Count, is a two-time world champion.
He first qualified for the BDO World Championship in 1998 and went on to win in 2000 and 2009.
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