Former DUP leader’s barrister said the woman was mistaken in linking the letter to his alleged sex offences
Jeffrey Donaldson told a woman who has accused him of sexual assault that he regretted inflicting “hurt, pain and distress” but his comments were not related to the allegations, a court has heard.
A lawyer for the former MP and Democratic Unionist party leader told Newry crown court on Friday that Donaldson’s letter to the alleged victim had “nothing to do” with her accusations of sexual abuse and referred to other behaviour.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent.
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