# 19. The verdict

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Podcast: [The State of Us](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-us-7319280)
Published: 2026-06-22T22:48:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ntjcf1
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Duration seconds: 1630

## Resource

A special programme from The State of Us podcast. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson is a convicted paedophile and child rapist. His wife, Lady Eleanor Donaldson, who faced five charges including four related to aiding and abetting, is found to have done the acts. Tara Mills and Declan Harvey have been in court throughout the trial and heard every piece of evidence put to the jury. They bring you the detail of the final day in the Donaldson sex abuse trial, and reaction to the verdicts.

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