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Daily Mail - Oct 15, 2026

Donaldson, 63, was unanimously convicted of 18 offences, including rape, which took place over a 23-year campaign of abuse which was covered up by his wife Eleanor.

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Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson is jailed for 15 years for child sex abuse offences covered up by his wife for two decades

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