Woman tells court she was raped by ex-DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson while at school
The jury heard a recorded police interview in which Complainant B described two alleged childhood assaults and said Donaldson later apologised.
- On Tuesday, a 75-minute police interview with a second Complainant was played at Newry Crown Court in the trial of former Democratic Unionist Party leader Jeffrey Donaldson.
- Donaldson, the former MP for Lagan Valley, faces 18 counts of historical sexual abuse involving two Complainant victims spanning 1985 to 2008, and has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
- During the recording, the woman described being "sexually abused by an adult" as a child, recalling Donaldson's "heavy breathing" and instances where he "lifted up my top."
- Defense barrister Vaughan suggested the alleged incidents "did not happen," while Lady Eleanor Donaldson, the defendant's wife, faces a separate trial of facts on aiding and abetting charges.
- The Complainant appeared via video link during proceedings, as the jury continues hearing evidence from the 18 charges spanning two decades of alleged offenses.
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Great Yorkshire RadioWoman tells court she was raped by ex-DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson while at school
A woman has told a trial she was raped and sexually abused by former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson while at primary school.
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The Independent (US)Woman tells Donaldson trial details of alleged rape will stay with her ‘forever’
The complainant told Newry Crown Court of hearing the former DUP leader’s ‘heavy breathing’ during the alleged sexual assault. A woman who claims she was raped as a child by Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has told a jury that the alleged incident will stay with her forever. The complainant told a court of hearing the former DUP leader’s “heavy breathing” during the alleged sexual assault. A police interview with the second alleged victim in Donaldson’s s…
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