Former Democratic Unionist Party leader Jeffrey Donaldson was found guilty of abusing two girls
Northern Ireland veteran politician Jeffrey Donaldson has said he will give up his knighthood and seat on the UK Privy Council after being convicted of child abuse.
On Monday, a jury found the former leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) guilty of 18 counts of sexual abuse, including one count of rape, against two women. The offenses were committed between 1985 and 2008, when both victims were children.
Presiding Judge Paul Ramsey told Donaldson that he was facing a lengthy prison sentence, according to the BBC. His wife, Eleanor, was found guilty of aiding her husband’s abuse, but the judge ruled that she was unfit to stand trial on mental health grounds. Donaldson, who pleaded not guilty, is due to be sentenced on September 25.
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