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Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson jailed for child sex offences
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a crime & justice story. The Straits Times World, The Guardian UK, STV News, and Sky News UK are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 14 Oct 2026, 09:33 UTC. 10 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson jailed for child sex offences”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after being found guilty of 18 historical child sex offences.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Sky News UK
Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson jailed for 15 years for child sex offences
- Picked up by Sky News UK
Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson jailed for child sex offences
- Picked up by Sky News UK
Former DUP leader jailed for 15 years for child sex offences
- Picked up by STV News
Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson to be sentenced for sex offences
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson to be sentenced for child sexual abuse – latest updates
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson sentenced to 15 years for child sexual abuse – latest updates
- Picked up by The Guardian Politics
Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson sentenced to 15 years for child sexual offences
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Ex-Northern Ireland lawmaker Jeffrey Donaldson jailed 15 years for child sex offences
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Northern Ireland's Donaldson jailed for 15 years for child sex offences
- Picked up by STV News
Ex-DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson given 15-year jail term for sex offences
Same story, different outlets
4 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- The Straits TimesEx-Northern Ireland lawmaker Jeffrey Donaldson jailed 15 years for child sex offences
- The GuardianFormer DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson to be sentenced for child sexual abuse – latest updates
- STV NewsFormer DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson to be sentenced for sex offences
- Sky NewsFormer DUP leader jailed for 15 years for child sex offences