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'Reprehensible': Jeffrey Donaldson facing 'lengthy' prison term after being convicted of rape
A jury at Newry Crown Court convicted the ex-MP of one count of rape, 13 counts of indecent assault and four counts of gross indecency
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POLITICO
· Jun 22, 2026
Ex-DUP chief found guilty of sexual abuse in Northern Ireland
After a four-week trial, Jeffrey Donaldson is convicted on 18 counts of rape, indecent assault and gross indecency against two women when they were children.
Irish News
· Jun 22, 2026
Live: Jeffrey Donaldson guilty of all 18 charges including rape
The 63-year-old former MP pleaded not guilty to 18 alleged offences
GB News
· Jul 2, 2026
Teen rapists spared jail given four years’ detention after ‘unduly lenient’ original sentences
A pair of teenage rapists who were spared jail have been given four years' detention after they were handed unduly lenient original sentences. Two 15-year-old boys were spared custody for the rape of two girls in Fordingbridge in Hampshire were sentenced to four years’ detention.The Court of Appeal ruled their original sentences were unduly lenient after dodging jailtime altogether.While the sentence for two of the rapists were increased, the third teenager convicted will keep the lighter sentence as the 14-year-old was very young.MORE TO FOLLOW... TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter
Tampa Free Press
· Jun 22, 2026
Freed Florida Predator Walks 6 Miles To Victims’ Former Home, Lands Back In Jail Within 12 Hours
A Florida man is back in custody less than a day after completing a prison sentence for child sexual abuse, after authorities tracked him walking directly to the house where his victims used to live. Gabriel Pardo, 45, was released from a Florida state prison on Thursday, June 18. A state bus dropped him off [] Freed Florida Predator Walks 6 Miles To Victims’ Former Home, Lands Back In Jail Within 12 Hours
Us Weekly
· Jun 30, 2026
Taylor Sheridan Show Gave Ex-Con Extras Panic Attacks, Caused Hospital Stays
Taylor Sheridan made shocking revelations about how several ex-convicts had to be taken to the hospital after their time on the set of Mayor of Kingstown. “There is a scene in episode 3 of the first season where a man is arrested for killing a child. It actually is a parole violation so the guy []
TheJournal.ie
· Jun 22, 2026
From Queen's Honours list to sex offenders list: The fall of Jeffrey Donaldson
Less than a decade after being a Westminster power broker, Jeffrey Donaldson found himself being driven away to prison in a police van.
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Related coverage for "'Reprehensible': Jeffrey Donaldson facing 'lengthy' prison term after being convicted of rape": POLITICO — Ex-DUP chief found guilty of sexual abuse in Northern Ireland. Irish News — Live: Jeffrey Donaldson guilty of all 18 charges including rape. GB News — Teen rapists spared jail given four years’ detention after ‘unduly lenient’ original sentences. Tampa Free Press — Freed Florida Predator Walks 6 Miles To Victims’ Former Home, Lands Back In Jail Within 12 Hours. Us Weekly — Taylor Sheridan Show Gave Ex-Con Extras Panic Attacks, Caused Hospital Stays. TheJournal.ie — From Queen's Honours list to sex offenders list: The fall of Jeffrey Donaldson