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

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Jeffrey Donaldson, former leader of Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party, has been convicted of rape and sex abuse charges involving two girls.

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

Ex-DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson's offences include one count of rape, 13 of indecent assault and four counts of gross indecency

The former DUP leader is facing prison after he was convicted of all 18 charges by a jury at Newry Crown Court on Monday.

Jeffrey Donaldson was found guilty at Newry Crown Court on Monday

Former DUP leader led a double life championing conservative values while inflicting sexual harm on two schoolgirls

Jeffrey Donaldson, former leader of Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party, has been convicted of rape and sex abuse charges involving two girls

LONDON (AP) — Jeffrey Donaldson, the former leader of Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party, was convicted Monday of rape and sex abuse charges involving two girls decades ago.

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After a four-week trial, Jeffrey Donaldson is convicted on 18 counts of rape, indecent assault and gross indecency against two women when they were children.

Former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson dominated Unionist politics for decades. Today, he was found guilty of rape and sex abuse charges involving two women, dating back decades.

Politician once won praise in Westminster and Washington, but on Monday was being processed in prison

Donaldson was found guilty at Newry Crown Court of 18 historical sexual offences against two women when they were children

In a landmark child sexual offences case that has rocked Northern Ireland, former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Jeffrey Donaldson has been found guilty of 18 offences,…

Whether voters punish the DUP for allowing a paedophile to influence its policies for two-and-a-half decades will become apparent next May

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