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==Personal life== Hankey has three children.<ref name=":1" /> Following a stroke in 2012, his earnings from tournaments declined and he was declared bankrupt in June 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Louie |last2=Grant |first2=Rob |date=2 July 2018 |title=Former world darts champion Ted Hankey is declared bankrupt |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/darts/former-world-darts-champion-ted-12840093 |access-date=16 May 2022 |website=mirror }}</ref> As of May 2022, he and his wife were in the process of divorcing.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=12 May 2022 |title=Ted Hankey: Former darts champion jailed for sexual assault |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-61423653 |access-date=13 May 2022}}</ref> === Conviction for sexual assault === In March 2022, Hankey was charged with [[Sexually assaulting#United Kingdom|sexual assault]]; the prosecution said his female victim was over 16 but under the age of 18.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ted Hankey, former world darts champion, charged with sexual assault |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/mar/31/ted-hankey-former-world-darts-champion-charged-with-sexual-assault |website=The Guardian |access-date=31 March 2022 |date=31 March 2022}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> The incident took place in September 2021 and was captured on film.<ref name=":1" /> He pleaded guilty to the charge on 14 April 2022 and was released on conditional [[Bail in the United Kingdom|bail]].<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Ted Hankey: Former darts champion admits sexual assault |work=BBC News |date=14 April 2022 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-61106682 |access-date=14 April 2022}}</ref> On 12 May 2022 at [[Chester Crown Court]], he was sentenced to two years in prison and placed on the [[sex offender registry]] for ten years.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Russell |first1=Rachel |title=Ted Hankey: Former darts world champion jailed for two years over sexual assault caught on camera |url=https://news.sky.com/story/ted-hankey-former-darts-world-champion-jailed-for-two-years-over-sexual-assault-caught-on-camera-12611132 |publisher=Sky News |access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref>
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