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Former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson arrives at Newry Magistrates’ Court, where he is charged with several historical sexual offences, in Newry, Northern Ireland, Wednesday April 24, 2024. Sir Jeffrey resigned as DUP leader and was suspended from the party following the charges. (Niall Carson/PA via AP)
LONDON (AP) — The former leader of Northern Ireland’s biggest unionist party made his first court appearance Wednesday on sexual abuse charges dating back nearly four decades.
Jeffrey Donaldson, 61, faces one charge of rape and 10 other counts dating from 1985 to 2006.
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