Northern Ireland politician sentenced to 15 years in jail for child sex crimes — how each outlet reported it
Tema: Northern Ireland politician sentenced to 15 years in jail for child sex crimes
The Guardian: Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson sentenced to 15 years for child sexual abuse – as it happened — Donaldson has been found guilty of 18 counts of sexual abuse against two women when they were children and has been told he faces a lengthy jail term A prison van believed to be carrying Jeffrey Donaldson has arrived at Newry crown court. He was being held at Maghaberry prison in his former… (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2026/oct/15/former-dup-leader-jeffrey-donaldson-sentenced-child-sexual-abuse-latest-updates)
The Straits Times: Ex-Northern Ireland lawmaker Jeffrey Donaldson jailed 15 years for child sex offences — NEWRY, Northern Ireland, Oct 15 - The former leader of Northern Ireland's largest unionist party, Jeffrey Donaldson, was jailed for 15 years on Thursday for historic child sex offences that were described by the judge as representing \"a catastrophic descent into disgrace\". (https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/northern-irelands-donaldson-jailed-for-15-years-for-child-sex-offences)
Reuters: Northern Ireland's Donaldson sentenced to 15 years in jail for child sex offences — Northern Ireland's Donaldson jailed for 15 years for child sex offences Reuters (https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqwFBVV95cUxOcVlXZTlLLWxVZDFyZmtyeGtTZHpmRDRHUVNIYl9IOEdvOHVnT2REY1AxTVZ6aVk1Z3lYV0VXQTRpa0w3bFpReWN3VWhKX2hxNk5GNmJQYjFWZVM2eWdVZ2dGTWtxZ0dvOWhzNUpKenpXd3ZjdWk5eW1sTFp2UnRVZlREbW9JVGQ1aTZZTlNmZEF5RTZZQ1NrZzZEQjFvSXNqMXBmSFFGVXVYNTA?oc=5)
Infobae: El exlíder del DUP norirlandés Donaldson condenado a 15 años por abusar de dos niñas — (https://www.infobae.com/america/agencias/2026/10/15/el-exlider-del-dup-norirlandes-donaldson-condenado-a-15-anos-por-abusar-de-dos-ninas/)
Financial Times: Northern Ireland politician sentenced to 15 years in jail for child sex crimes — Jeffrey Donaldson, former leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, had a ‘catastrophic descent into disgrace’, says judge (https://www.ft.com/content/b320379a-dfa1-43d5-b21c-5a4b12e3e0d5?syn-25a6b1a6=1)
ABC News (Austrália): Northern Ireland politician jailed for child sex offences — Jeffrey Donaldson, the former leader of Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party, was sentenced on Thursday. (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-15/northern-ireland-jeffrey-donaldson-jailed-child-sex-offences/107272790)
The Guardian: Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson sentenced to 15 years for child sexual offences — Donaldson was found guilty in June of 18 counts of sexual abuse including one rape between 1985 and 2008 Jeffrey Donaldson has been sentenced to 15 years for sexual offences against two women who were children when he abused them, completing what was described as a “catastrophic descent into… (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/15/jeffrey-donaldson-sentenced-to-15-years-for-child-sexual-offences)
Associated Press: Ex-leader of Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party sentenced to 15 years for sex abuse — Ex-leader of Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party sentenced to 15 years for sex abuse AP News (https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitgFBVV95cUxPZ2hKUnUtenpiZFJoRmZnc2h0ZENJVTV1YjJxX3ZOS3dEV1VYMElLdzFWOWFURUlJS2RjOFNrMEpwTzJRTkZNZ2Vid0tfaGxseW9jeHFJY1V5V1VubUpJZmo2MXFRMWVzRm9wUG9MbEM1MTdIM2d1b2pweDA1RnF4U3pyLXF0S0xvRU1VeDI1ZHYtd2dvQ3BGYjdQZW1SdGY1T01EXzY0UHBCejlIQ0NYLWpaQy1RQQ?oc=5)
Al Jazeera: Northern Ireland ex-DUP leader Donaldson sentenced to 15 years for child sex crimes — Judge says Jeffrey Donaldson never apologised to victims as politician seeks to appeal his convictions. (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/15/northern-ireland-ex-dup-leader-donaldson-sentenced-to-15-years-for-child-sex-crimes?traffic_source=rss)