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Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of child sexual offences including rape
UK NewsPolitics•June 22, 2026 at 5:18 PMNational

Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of child sexual offences including rape

By Rory Carroll and Lisa O’Carroll•The Guardian - UK News

Former DUP leader convicted of 18 offences against two victims after high-profile trial that gripped Northern Ireland‘A sinful nature’: how Jeffrey Donaldson was unmasked as a sexual predatorJeffrey Donaldson has been found guilty of 18 sexual offences against two victims who were children at the time of the abuse more than 30 years ago.The former Democratic Unionist party (DUP) leader was remanded into immediate custody after a jury at Newry crown court on Monday convicted him of 18 offences including rape, indecent assault and gross indecency. The judge, Paul Ramsey, said a “lengthy” prison sentence was inevitable. Continue reading...

Former DUP leader convicted of 18 offences against two victims after high-profile trial that gripped Northern Ireland

Jeffrey Donaldson has been found guilty of 18 sexual offences against two victims who were children at the time of the abuse more than 30 years ago.

The former Democratic Unionist party (DUP) leader was remanded into immediate custody after a jury at Newry crown court on Monday convicted him of 18 offences including rape, indecent assault and gross indecency. The judge, Paul Ramsey, said a “lengthy” prison sentence was inevitable.

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