{"id":388291,"date":"2026-10-15T22:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T21:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/jeffrey-donaldson-jailed-for-15-years-for-child-sex-abuse-crimes\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T22:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T21:00:05","slug":"jeffrey-donaldson-jailed-for-15-years-for-child-sex-abuse-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/jeffrey-donaldson-jailed-for-15-years-for-child-sex-abuse-crimes\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeffrey Donaldson jailed for 15 years for child sex abuse crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/Ql5NqB7FKqo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Jeffrey Donaldson jailed for 15 years for child sex abuse crimes\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ql5NqB7FKqo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Jeffrey Donaldson dominated unionism in Northern Ireland for decades. Now the former DUP leader is a convicted child sex offender, beginning a 15-year prison term.<\/p>\n<p>He was one of the country&#8217;s most powerful politicians, a knight of the realm, respected and whose influence was feared in the corridors of Westminster, Stormont and beyond. <\/p>\n<p>One of his victims told the court: &quot;those responsible do not control me now. They forever changed me, but they will not take my future&quot;. <\/p>\n<p>Warning: this report contains distressing details.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nGet more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/<br \/>\nSubscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<br \/>\nFollow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeffrey Donaldson dominated unionism in Northern Ireland for decades. Now the former DUP leader is a convicted child sex offender, beginning a 15-year prison term. 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