Dup Leader, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, Had Resigned Following Reports That He...

[sandyRoe]

...will face historical charges of a sexual nature.

Do old sins cast long shadows?

[Redhelen72]

Yup rape

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-68686691

[Peter Pedant]

Ick a super injunction I believe 

a thing of the past I believe   - LCJ said they were hardly ever to be used. a thing of Justice Eaves which thank god has been aborted

[ichkeria]

His wife is also charged with "aiding and abetting" a series of offences.

Someone remoinded me that Donaldson was an election agent for Enoch Powell in South Down. He'd have been very young at the time.

[Redhelen72]

I wonder when the full facts of the case will be given or if they even will

[naomi24]

^Ouch!

[sandyRoe]

His wife and daughters must be distraught.  The announcement came as a political bombshell.  It must have come as a great shock to them, too.

[Raving-Mod]

Ringlet, I've deleted your post because I'm not comfortable with the allegation you made.

Although charges have been made, the actual details of what they are, haven't been confirmed.  

Any speculation about alleged victims' identities isn't appropriate and they might also be automatically protected from identification by law.

 

[ichkeria]

"It must have come as a great shock to them, too."

It didn't, I think it is fair to say.

However Raving Mod is right: we probably shouldn't be discussing the details.

[Ringlet]

Raving-Mod, I completely understand and accept that you did the right thing in deleting my post.  I should not have mentioned the information I posted. 

Thank you for doing this.   

[ichkeria]

All sorts of bizarre political constpiracies abounding here, whereas the truth is a lot more down to earth. I see no reason why the Windsor Framework should not survive this, earth shattering though it is.

[ichkeria]

Conspiracy theories