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Detective Flags Ex-Politician Jeffrey Donaldson as Child Abuser

6/28/2026

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A detective flagged former politician Jeffrey Donaldson as a child abuser a year before his name entered police records.
BBC investigators said a child-safeguarding expert and the detective identified Donaldson after interviewing Complainant A.
Donaldson awaits sentencing later this year while the Police Service of Northern Ireland declines comment because of ongoing legal proceedings.

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A detective flagged former politician Jeffrey Donaldson as a child abuser a year before his name entered police records.
BBC investigators said a child-safeguarding expert and the detective identified Donaldson after interviewing Complainant A.
Donaldson awaits sentencing later this year while the Police Service of Northern Ireland declines comment because of ongoing legal proceedings.