# 6. Rape allegations

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Podcast: [The State of Us](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-us-7319280)
Published: 2026-06-02T18:16:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0npq12d
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## Resource

A special series from The State of Us podcast. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has pleaded not guilty to all 18 charges he faces, including one count of rape. His wife, Lady Eleanor Donaldson, faces a trial of the facts on related charges of aiding and abetting, which she has denied. One of the two women accusing Sir Jeffrey Donaldson of sexual assault told Newry Crown Court he raped her when she was of primary school age. WARNING : Contains explicit detail that some listeners may find distressing. Find more on this story at the BBC News NI website

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