Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the former leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, has appeared in court charged with rape and other historical sex offences.
He has been charged with one count of rape, one count of gross indecency towards a child and nine counts of sexual assault on dates between 1985 and 2006.
His wife, Eleanor Donaldson, 58, appeared alongside him in court and is charged with aiding and abetting him.
Mr Donaldson said he would be strenuously contesting the charges in his resignation letter.
Read more here:
[ Ссылка ]
#northernireland #uk #politics
SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: [ Ссылка ]
Follow us on Twitter: [ Ссылка ]
Like us on Facebook: [ Ссылка ]
Follow us on Instagram: [ Ссылка ]
Follow us on TikTok: [ Ссылка ]
For more content go to [ Ссылка ] and download our apps: Apple [ Ссылка ] Android [ Ссылка ]
Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: [ Ссылка ]
Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: [ Ссылка ]
To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: [ Ссылка ]
![](https://s2.save4k.ru/pic/E1c-FYg2ybM/maxresdefault.jpg)