The roar that greeted Ted Hankey whenever he stepped out in the black Dracula cape was once the loudest sound in the sport. Today, nobody in darts will say his name out loud. Between those two moments sits a stroke, a CCTV camera, a Crown Court judge, and a young woman whose life was changed forever inside a venue in Crewe.
Two BDO World Championships. A 170 checkout to seal a world final. Twenty-two maximums in a single tournament. A stage persona so complete it turned a darts event into a horror show audiences couldn’t look away from. And then, in 2021, at a darts exhibition in Crewe, Hankey sexually assaulted a young woman. Every second of it was on camera. When police questioned him, he denied it. Then they played him the CCTV. He stopped cooperating entirely.
He entered a guilty plea. Judge Steven Everett called his behaviour disgraceful and told the court that Hankey would have lied about the assault if the footage hadn’t existed. The young woman described panic attacks, a fear of going out, and a deep sense of betrayal. The sentence was suspended. The sex offenders register notification period ran to ten years. His wife filed for divorce. His children cut contact. Every sponsor dropped him. The sport stopped saying his name.
This is the dark side of Ted Hankey.
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