JEFFREY AND ELEANOR DONALDSON APPEAR AT NEWRY COURT 03/07/2024
A judge has ruled there is sufficient evidence for Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife to face trial over historical sex offence charges.
The former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader, 61, has appeared at a preliminary enquiry hearing in Newry Magistrates’ Court.
He is accused of 18 offences involving two alleged victims.
The ex-MP is charged with rape, plus four counts of gross indecency and 13 counts of indecent assault.
His wife, Lady Eleanor Donaldson, 58, is a co-accused.
She faces five charges of aiding and abetting between 1987 and 2008 in connection with the alleged offences.
His offences are alleged to have happened between 1985 and 2008