Donaldson found guilty of eight offences against one womanpublished at 10:51 BST
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Warning: This post contains distressing information.
There were two victims in this case and they were referred to as Complainants A and B.
Complainant A is the younger of the two women who Donaldson
sexually abused as children.
He was found guilty of eight offences against Complainant A,
which occurred between 1999 and 2008.
Complainant A took the stand via video link during the trial and the court
also heard an interview she gave to police.
During the police interview, she described a number of
encounters with Donaldson, including a kiss in which she said he put his tongue
in her mouth.
She also said he had put his hands under her bra and rubbed
her breasts.
In another encounter, the court heard he used a bright
light, possibly a torch, to look at her private parts, an experience that she
said made her feel “really frightened”.
Complainant A also said his wife Eleanor Donaldson had
witnessed the incident when he had rubbed her chest with his hand under her
clothing, but did not intervene.
Jeffrey Donaldson denied the allegations throughout the
trial, including during two days on the witness stand.
Eleanor Donaldson had denied five charges including four
related to aiding and abetting incidents linked to both Complainant A and
Complainant B.