Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSir Jeffrey Donaldson leaving Newry Crown Court on Friday (Brian Lawless/PA) (Brian Lawless/PA)Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the former leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), has been found guilty of 18 historical sex offences against two women who were children at the time. The offences, which occurred between 1985 and 2008, include one count of rape, 13 counts of indecent assault, and four counts of gross indecency. His wife, Eleanor Donaldson, was found to have aided and abetted his crimes following a trial of the facts, though she cannot face criminal conviction due to mental health grounds. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, 63, had pleaded not guilty to the allegations and gave evidence over two days during the trial at Newry Crown Court. He was remanded in custody and is scheduled to be sentenced at the same court on 25 September. In fullFormer DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of rapeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Jeffrey Donaldson – former leader of DUP – guilty of historical sex offences
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSir Jeffrey Donaldson leaving Newry Crown Court on Friday (Brian Lawless/PA) (Brian Lawless/PA)Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the former leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), has been found guilty of 18 historical sex offences against two women who were children at the time. The offences, which occurred between 1985 and 2008, include one count of rape, 13 counts of indecent assault, and four counts of gross indecency. His wife, Eleanor Donaldson, was found to have aided and abetted his crimes following a trial of the facts, though she cannot face criminal conviction due to mental health grounds. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, 63, had pleaded not guilty to the allegations and gave evidence over two days during the trial at Newry Crown Court. He was remanded in custody and is scheduled to be sentenced at the same court on 25 September. In fullFormer DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of rapeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
