Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of child sexual offences including rape
Donaldson on his way into Newry crown court on Monday morning. Photograph: Cathal McNaughton/ReutersView image in fullscreenDonaldson on his way into Newry crown court on Monday morning. Donaldson stood down as an MP and resigned from the DUP, which scrubbed his name and image from its website and appointed Gavin Robinson as the party’s new leader.A phalanx of cameras greeted Donaldson each day as he arrived at the court in Newry, 40 miles (65km) south of Belfast.
- ▪Donaldson on his way into Newry crown court on Monday morning.
- ▪Photograph: Cathal McNaughton/ReutersView image in fullscreenDonaldson on his way into Newry crown court on Monday morning.
- ▪Donaldson stood down as an MP and resigned from the DUP, which scrubbed his name and image from its website and appointed Gavin Robinson as the party’s new leader.A phalanx of cameras greeted Donaldson each day as he arrived at the court in
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Donaldson on his way into Newry crown court on Monday morning. Photograph: Cathal McNaughton/ReutersView image in fullscreenDonaldson on his way into Newry crown court on Monday morning. Photograph: Cathal McNaughton/ReutersNorthern IrelandJeffrey Donaldson found guilty of child sexual offences including rapeFormer DUP leader convicted of 18 offences against two victims after high-profile trial that gripped Northern Ireland ‘A sinful nature’: how Jeffrey Donaldson was unmasked as a sexual predator Rory Carroll and Lisa O’CarrollMon 22 Jun 2026 12.18 EDTFirst published on Mon 22 Jun 2026 09.24 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleJeffrey Donaldson has been found guilty of 18 sexual offences against two victims who were children at the time of the abuse more than 30 years ago.The former…
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