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Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of child sexual offences including rape (Northern Ireland politician)
The Guardian ^ | Mon 22 Jun 2026 09.24 EDT | Rory Carroll

Posted on 06/22/2026 7:35:48 AM PDT by JSM_Liberty

Jeffrey Donaldson has been found guilty of sexual offences against two victims who were children at the time of the abuse.

The former Democratic Unionist party (DUP) leader faces a potential jail sentence after a jury at Newry crown court on Monday convicted him of 18 offences including rape, indecent assault and gross indecency.

The verdict completed a stunning fall for an establishment figure who had dominated unionism and played a key role at Westminster during post-Brexit negotiations over Northern Ireland’s position in the UK.

The jury found that Donaldson’s wife, Eleanor, had aided and abetted her husband’s offending. Judge Paul Ramsey deemed the 60-year-old unfit to stand trial on mental health grounds so she faced a trial of facts, which tests evidence but does not result in a criminal conviction. ... Prosecutors had urged the jury of five women and seven men to recall the “pain and hurt still so visible” on the two victims, referred to as complainants A and B. ...

Complainant B told the trial she still lived with the memory of Donaldson’s assault: “What happened that night will live with me for ever.” ... Complainant B said she was raped when she was of primary school age and was of secondary school age when Donaldson lifted up her top and fondled her breasts. The jury heard that Donaldson’s wife witnessed part of the latter incident and walked away.

Complainant A said she was of primary school age when Donaldson began to be “physical” with her and put his hands up her top. She recalled waking up in the night on several occasions with a sexual feeling and having nightmares about “men doing horrible things to children”...

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


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I wonder will there be riots in Northern Ireland about these assaults?
1 posted on 06/22/2026 7:35:48 AM PDT by JSM_Liberty
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To: JSM_Liberty
The kid toucher/rapist:


2 posted on 06/22/2026 7:52:49 AM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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To: JSM_Liberty

One white guy?

What about the HUNDREDS of BROWN Grooming Gang Animals savaging the children of the UK?


3 posted on 06/22/2026 7:58:30 AM PDT by Macoozie (Roll MAGA, roll!)
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To: Macoozie; Fury

The Guardian is the Fury of the UK, whitewashing the story, because the vast majority of brown offenders offends them.


4 posted on 06/22/2026 8:08:42 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (8% of humans are White Males. 90% of Nobel Prizes (excluding “Peace”) have been won by White Males.)
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To: Sicon

The symbol on his lapel is the Ichthys (Christian fish) symbol. The man was a complete hypocrite.


5 posted on 06/22/2026 8:25:15 AM PDT by JSM_Liberty
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To: JSM_Liberty

A Democrat Unionist Party member. IOW, a communist DUP!


6 posted on 06/22/2026 8:44:25 AM PDT by OrangeHoof (Talarico is Italian for "heretic".)
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To: JSM_Liberty

A man who labels himself as conservative, white, and Christian, and it’s front page news for the BBC.
Rupert Lowe report covering more than 250,000 cases? Ignored as if it didn’t happen / didn’t matter - all part and parcel of daily life in a vibrant community celebrating diverse values.


7 posted on 06/22/2026 8:54:29 AM PDT by Mr Radical (In times of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.)
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To: JSM_Liberty

so hes a muzscum child molester and sheep f.....


8 posted on 06/22/2026 9:12:40 AM PDT by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US;-))
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