Key facts
- Jeffrey Donaldson has been convicted of 18 sex offenses.
- The offenses include rape.
- The victims were children at the time of the offenses.
- There were two complainants.
- Jeffrey Donaldson is the former leader of the Democratic Unionist Party.
- Jeffrey Donaldson's wife, Eleanor Donaldson, was found to have aided and abetted some crimes.
- Eleanor Donaldson was deemed medically unfit for trial.
Jeffrey Donaldson, who previously led Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), has been found guilty of 18 sex offenses. The charges include rape and offenses against two complainants who were minors at the time of the incidents. Donaldson's wife, Eleanor Donaldson, was also implicated, having been found guilty of aiding and abetting some of the crimes. However, Eleanor Donaldson was declared medically unfit to stand trial. The conviction marks a significant development for the DUP and Northern Irish politics.