Jailed Former DUP Leader Jeffrey Donaldson Faces New Parliament Rape Allegation
Jailed ex-DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson faces police investigation over a 2016 parliamentary rape allegation. Read the latest updates on the case.
POLICY WIRE — London, United Kingdom — Jailed former Democratic Unionist Party leader Jeffrey Donaldson is facing a police investigation over an allegation that he raped a woman inside the Houses of Parliament.
According to reports from the PA news agency and the BBC, the 63-year-old disgraced former MP is scheduled to be interviewed by the Metropolitan Police regarding the alleged attack. The incident reportedly took place inside the DUP offices in Westminster in 2016.
While law enforcement has not officially identified the politician by name in public statements regarding this specific inquiry, multiple media outlets have confirmed the details surrounding the investigation.
This development follows earlier legal proceedings initiated against Donaldson in March 2024. At that time, while serving as the leader of Northern Ireland’s DUP, he was formally charged with one count of rape, 13 counts of indecent assault, and four counts of gross indecency involving two female victims when they were children, spanning the years between 1985 and 2008.
Reporting by Policy-Wire (PW)
