Posted on 03/29/2024 7:09:01 AM PDT by RandFan
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has been charged with historical sexual offences and has resigned as Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader.
A 57-year-old woman has also been charged with aiding and abetting in connection with the alleged offences.
They were both arrested on Thursday morning by PSNI detectives and were questioned before being charged on Thursday night.
They are now due to appear in court next month.
In a statement the DUP said: "The Party Chairman has received a letter from Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP confirming that he has been charged with allegations of an historical nature and indicating that he is stepping down as Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party with immediate effect.
"In accordance with the Party Rules, the Party Officers have suspended Mr Donaldson from membership, pending the outcome of a judicial process.
"The Party Officers have this morning unanimously appointed Mr Gavin Robinson MP as the Interim Party Leader."
Police issued a statement on Friday morning, but did not disclose the identity of those charged.
The statement said a 61-year-old man had been charged with "non-recent sexual offences" adding that a 57-year-old woman was also arrested at the same time and charged with "aiding and abetting additional offences".
The statement also confirmed the pair would appear before Newry Magistrates' Court on 24 April.
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Right, who would have thought
Donaldson recently agreed to restore the power sharing executive in Northern Ireland annoying the Unionist hardliners who were opposed to that happening.
Now, conveniently for them, these historical charges come to light.
It seems that sexual perverts have a strong tendency to enter political life.
The next leftist will be no different
People who lust for power on this earth worship the father of lies, and we should not be surprised that most of those that attain leadership are wicked perverts or worse.
He will probably lose that if convicted.
The DUP really are a bunch of hypocrites.
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