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Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson sentenced to 15 years for child sexual abuse – as it happened
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This blog is now closed, you can read our full report on this story here: Jeffrey Donaldson sentenced to 15 years The DUP has disowned its former leader and condemned his crimes but faced a backlash from supporters amid allegations the party turned a blind eye to other misbehavio
This blog is now closed, you can read our full report on this story here: Jeffrey Donaldson sentenced to 15 years The DUP has disowned its former leader and condemned his crimes but faced a backlash from supporters amid allegations the party turned a blind eye to other misbehaviour by Donaldson, including drunkenness and sexual harassment. The jury in the four-week trial found that his wife, Eleanor, aided and abetted her husband’s offending. The 60-year-old was deemed unfit to stand trial on mental health grounds and faced a trial of the facts, which tests evidence but does not result in a criminal conviction.
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