{"id":2210465,"date":"2026-10-21T14:11:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T11:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2210465"},"modified":"2026-10-21T14:11:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T11:11:10","slug":"jeffrey-donaldson-to-be-interviewed-over-alleged-rape-inside-houses-of-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2210465","title":{"rendered":"Jeffrey Donaldson to be interviewed over alleged rape inside Houses of Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Donaldson appearing at a previous court appearance in June 2026<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Jailed former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Jeffrey Donaldson is being investigated by London police about an alleged rape of a woman inside the Houses of Parliament, the BBC can reveal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The disgraced former MP has been accused of raping the woman in Parliament in 2016, at the very heart of the political establishment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Last week Donaldson was sentenced to 15 years in prison for a series of child sex offences against two victims, including one count of rape, which took place between 1985 and 2008. He is seeking to appeal his convictions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It is understood the woman has been interviewed by Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The PSNI has now shared her claims with the Metropolitan Police, as the alleged incident happened in London.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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While not naming the former DUP leader, the Met has issued a statement confirming a 63-year-old man is being investigated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It said: “On Tuesday 13 October, the Met received a report referred to us by the Police Service of Northern Ireland relating to an allegation of rape in 2016, by a man now aged 63.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“The allegation relates to one victim who is being supported by specialist officers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“The investigation is in its early stages. No arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In July, the Belfast Telegraph first reported that a woman from Northern Ireland alleged she had been sexually assaulted by Donaldson in the DUP offices at Parliament in 2016.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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She claimed that he attempted to get her to drink vodka shots in his office, before trying to kiss her and put his hand up her skirt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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On Saturday, the newspaper further reported that the Met was set to investigate and interview Donaldson about these accusations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But in response to BBC questions it has now emerged the same woman has also alleged Donaldson raped her.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Concerns about the ex-DUP MP’s behaviour in London was raised in a BBC NI Spotlight film, earlier this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A former senior PSNI detective told the programme he had seen Donaldson drunk in the Houses of Parliament.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Two other former senior PSNI detectives also reported seeing him going into a gay sauna not far from Parliament in 2006, the same year in which Donaldson described homosexuality as “sinful”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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