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Prosecutor tells Donaldson he is 'the only one telling lies' at his sex abuse trial
Donaldson told the court the allegations are untrue after two days of cross-examination over 18 charges involving two complainants.
- On Friday, prosecutor Rosemary Walsh accused former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson of being "the only one telling lies" during his trial at Newry Crown Court for 18 historical sex abuse offences spanning 1985 to 2008.
- Prosecutors allege Donaldson attended a 1990s meeting in Armoy arranged by David Hoy to address abuse allegations, though Donaldson insisted Hoy was "mistaken" in his recollection that the meeting concerned serious claims.
- Donaldson rejected claims he was "caught in the act" of shining a light on a victim and maintained a 2020 letter expressing "regret" for "hurt, pain and distress" did not refer to sexual abuse.
- Lady Eleanor Donaldson, the defendant's wife, is absent from court as she faces a separate trial of the facts regarding aiding and abetting charges on medical grounds.
- With cross-examination concluded after two days, Donaldson continues to assert his innocence regarding the 18 offences, while the prosecution maintains his version of events is entirely deceitful.
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Breaking NewsJeffrey Donaldson accused of telling ‘sinful and deceitful lies’ as cross-examination ends
The former MP and DUP leader was cross-examined over two days in Newry Crown Court.
·Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom
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