Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson pleads not guilty to sex offences
by Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6QM4E)
Eleanor Donaldson also in Newry crown court on allegations of aiding and abetting husband
Jeffrey Donaldson has pleaded not guilty to sex offences after allegations triggered his resignation as the leader of the Democratic Unionist party (DUP) earlier this year.
Donaldson, 61, appeared at Newry crown court on Tuesday and replied not guilty" to all the 18 charges - one of rape, four of gross indecency and 13 of indecent assault - that span 1985 to 2008.
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