Jeffrey Donaldson: Former DUP leader guilty of all child sex abuse charges including one count of rape

There were two victims in this case and they were referred to as Complainants A and B.

Complainant A is the younger of the two women who Donaldson sexually abused as children.

He was found guilty of eight offences against her, which occurred between 1999 and 2008.

In her interviews with the Police Service of Northern Ireland. which were played in court, Complainant A described a number of encounters with Donaldson including a kiss in which she said he put his tongue in her mouth.

She also said he had put his hands under her bra and rubbed her breasts.

In another encounter, the court heard he used a bright light, possibly a torch, to look at her private parts, an experience that she said made her feel “really frightened”.

Complainant A also said his wife Eleanor Donaldson had witnessed the incident when he had rubbed her chest with his hand under her clothing, but did not intervene.

The 10 remaining offences, including the one count of rape, related to Complainant B and were committed between 1985 and 1991.

Like Complainant A, Complainant B took to the stand during the trial and the court also heard an interview she gave to police.

During it she said Donaldson put his hand down her underwear “quite a lot” and detailed the rape.

The court heard of another incident in which Donaldson “lifted her top up and her bra and started to touch her exposed breasts”.

Complainant B also said Eleanor Donaldson witnessed an incident in which her husband had “played” with her breasts, but walked away.