Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson jailed for 15 years for child sex offences
Judge Paul Ramsey said Donaldson showed no remorse and was assessed as having a medium likelihood of reoffending.
- FORMER DUP LEADER Jeffrey Donaldson received a 15-year sentence at Newry Crown Court today for historical sex offences, including one count of rape, against two women when they were children.
- Convicted in June of 18 offences including rape and indecent assault, Donaldson committed the crimes between 1985 and 2008 against two women, despite denying all charges throughout trial.
- Judge Paul Ramsey described Donaldson's fall as a "catastrophic descent into disgrace," noting the 63-year-old had "doubled down on his denials" since conviction .
- Held in Maghaberry Prison in Antrim since conviction, Donaldson has lodged an appeal, as has Eleanor, his wife, who was found to have aided and abetted his crimes.
- Summarising victim impact statements, Judge Ramsey noted one complainant felt "ashamed and dirty," while the other said she prayed to God every day to let her die, with no regret from Donaldson.
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Ex-DUP Leader Jeffrey Donaldson Jailed for 15 Years for Child Sex Offences
Jeffrey Donaldson has been sentenced to 15 years behind bars for child sex offences after being unanimously convicted in July of assaulting two women when they were minors. The charges included one count of rape, thirteen of indecent assault, and four of gross indecency.
Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson jailed for 15 years over historical sex offences
Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has been handed a 15 year sentence at Newry Crown Court for a series of historical sex offences, including one count of rape, against two women when they were children.
Ex DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson jailed for 15 years for child sex offences
The former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has been sentenced to 15 years in prison this afternoon for a series of child sex offences, including rape.Donaldson was convicted in June of 18 counts of sex abuse, which he committed against two women when they were children, between 1985 and 2008.Reading statements from the victims before passing sentence, the judge says one woman grew up feeling ashamed, while the other says: "Every day I pray God will…
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