{"id":388329,"date":"2026-10-15T22:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T21:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/judge-describes-donaldsons-descent-into-disgrace-as-ex-dup-leader-sentenced\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T22:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T21:00:26","slug":"judge-describes-donaldsons-descent-into-disgrace-as-ex-dup-leader-sentenced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/judge-describes-donaldsons-descent-into-disgrace-as-ex-dup-leader-sentenced\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge describes Donaldson\u2019s &#8216;descent into disgrace&#8217; as ex-DUP leader sentenced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/le3GcpZWpAg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Judge describes Donaldson\u2019s &apos;descent into disgrace&apos; as ex-DUP leader sentenced\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/le3GcpZWpAg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has been given a 15-year sentence for a series of historical sex offences against two women when they were children.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Paul Ramsey told Newry Crown Court that Donaldson, 63, had shown no &quot;regret, apology or shame&quot; after he was convicted of 18 offences, including one count of rape, earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to the sentence, the DUP said the former party leader deserved every day of his sentence.<\/p>\n<p>Handing down the sentence, the judge told Donaldson he had &quot;doubled down on his denials&quot; since his conviction for the offences committed between 1985 and 2008.<\/p>\n<p>If you are affected by the issues raised in this report, help is available at itv.com\/helplines.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has been given a 15-year sentence for a series of historical sex offences against two women when they were children. 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