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Ex-DUP leader Donaldson to be sentenced for child sex abuse including rape
- Former Democratic Unionist Party leader Jeffrey Donaldson was sentenced to 15 years in prison today at Newry Crown Court for 18 sexual offenses against two women when they were children.
- A jury convicted Donaldson in June of one count of rape, 13 indecent assaults, and four offenses of gross indecency; because the offenses pre-date the 2008 Criminal Justice Order, the Court applied the 1996 Order.
- Describing the lasting impact, Complainant said: "My childhood was stolen from me and I will never get it back. The effects of the Donaldsons' actions have bled into every part of my life."
- Responding to the sentence, the DUP stated: "He deserves every day of the lengthy prison sentence he has to serve following the guilty verdict for preying on innocent child victims."
- Raising safety concerns, Acheson told BBC Radio Ulster's Talkback programme that Donaldson is "uniquely vulnerable," stating: "I don't think it's acceptable to keep him in conditions of solitary confinement.
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Jeffrey Donaldson, exponent of the Protestant faction, found guilty of sexual abuse against two underage girls
·Milan, Italy
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Jeffrey Donaldson, who led his party until 2024, sexually abused two children over decades.
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