# Northern Ireland's Donaldson jailed for 15 years for child sex offences

https://mins.news/en/item/101257

- Reuters, 2026-10-15 10:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/northern-irelands-donaldson-jailed-15-years-child-sex-offences-2026-10-15/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad0afde9166110001b480ad

> Jeffrey Donaldson, former leader of Northern Ireland's largest unionist party, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday for historic child sex offences. The judge described the conduct as a “catastrophic descent into disgrace.”

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