# Donaldson Trial: Jeffrey Donaldson denies child rape, admits affair

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Podcast: [The BelTel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912)
Published: 2026-06-11T18:58:43+00:00
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Jeffrey Donaldson has denied raping a seven-year-old child, under cross-examination, saying “it simply didn’t happen”. The former MP spent Thursday on the witness stand in Newry Crown Court. During the questioning, he admitted having an affair. Mr Donaldson is accused of rape and several counts of gross indecency and of indecent assault. The sixty-three-year-old has pleaded not guilty to the 18 alleged offences.    Allison Morris is covering the trial for the Belfast Telegraph.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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