Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson to be sentenced for child sexual abuse – latest updates
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TL;DR
Former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Jeffrey Donaldson is due to be sentenced for child sex abuse, including rape, on Thursday. He was convicted in June of 18 counts of sex abuse, which he committed against two women when they were children. Donaldson was previously told by judge Paul Ramsey that the sentence would be a lengthy one.
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BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwdr8grnykrlo?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
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The Guardian (World)
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2026/oct/15/former-dup-leader-jeffrey-donaldson-sentenced-child-sexual-abuse-latest-updates
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The Guardian (World)
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/15/jeffrey-donaldson-sentenced-to-15-years-for-child-sexual-offences
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BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwdr8grnykrlo?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS