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International Business Times
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Peter MURPHY

N. Ireland Unionist Ex-leader In Court Over Sex Charges

Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson denies the charges (Credit: AFP)

Jeffrey Donaldson, the former leader of Northern Ireland's main pro-UK unionist party appears in court on Wednesday over alleged sex offences that have rocked the region's politics.

Donaldson, 61, one of the province's best known politicians, resigned as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) on March 29 after police charged him with "historical" sexual offences against two complainants.

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