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Jeffrey Donaldson investigated over alleged rape in UK parliament
PoliticsThe Guardian2 outlets

Jeffrey Donaldson investigated over alleged rape in UK parliament

Met police investigating after referral from PSNI about allegation former DUP leader raped woman in 2016 The Metropolitan police are investigating an allegation that the former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson raped a woman inside parliament in 2016. Scotland Yard confirmed it received a report from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) on 13 October about an alleged rape in the Palace of Westminster involving a man now aged 63. Continue reading...

The Guardian view on Stormont: voters in Northern Ireland deserve more than an endless cycle of dysfunction | Editorial
PoliticsThe Guardian

The Guardian view on Stormont: voters in Northern Ireland deserve more than an endless cycle of dysfunction | Editorial

After the executive’s failure to set a budget, and renewed culture-war confrontations, faith in the government’s ability to act in the common good is evaporating Late last month, protesters deposited a sizable amount of foul-smelling green water on the steps of Stormont to draw attention to the appalling state of Lough Neagh, the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles. Years of agricultural pollution have created an environmental disaster in an area of huge ecological significance that once inspired the poetry of Seamus Heaney. Its plight should be a top priority for Northern Ireland’s devolved government. But the executive currently has other matters on its mind. The sentencing of the former leader of the Democratic Unionist party (DUP) Jeffrey Donaldson, after he was convicted of child sexual abuse, dominated Thursday’s headlines. Meanwhile, a cross-party political crisis continu

Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson sentenced to 15 years for child sexual offences
PoliticsThe Guardian

Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson sentenced to 15 years for child sexual offences

Donaldson was found guilty in June of 18 counts of sexual abuse including one rape between 1985 and 2008 Jeffrey Donaldson has been sentenced to 15 years for sexual offences against two women who were children when he abused them, completing what was described as a “catastrophic descent into disgrace”. The sentence at Newry crown court on Thursday sealed the downfall of a former Democratic Unionist party (DUP) leader who once dominated unionism in Northern Ireland. Continue reading...

Jeffrey Donaldson could face more than 10 years in jail for child sexual abuse, court told
PoliticsThe Guardian

Jeffrey Donaldson could face more than 10 years in jail for child sexual abuse, court told

Age difference between former Democratic Unionist party leader and his victims an aggravating factor, say prosecutors Jeffrey Donaldson, the former leader of the Democratic Unionist party in Northern Ireland, could be sent to prison for more than 10 years over the sexual assault of two women when they were children, a court heard on Friday. The disgraced politician, who headed the DUP between 2021 and 2024, was found guilty of 18 counts of sexual abuse including one count of rape against the women in June. Continue reading...

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