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Former DUP leader Donaldson sentenced to 15 years in prison for child sex abuse

Arab News and Irish Independent describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Jeffrey Donaldson was convicted of 18 counts of sex abuse, including one of rape, which he committed against two women when they were children.
The headline split BBC News frames it as "Former DUP leader Donaldson sentenced to 15 years in prison for child sex abuse". Irish Independent frames it as "Extra: Jeffrey Donaldson jailed for 15 years for child sex abuse".
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BBC NewsNews report · Oct 15, 1:13 PM

Former DUP leader Donaldson sentenced to 15 years in prison for child sex abuse

Jeffrey Donaldson was convicted of 18 counts of sex abuse, including one of rape, which he committed against two women when they were children.

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Arab NewsNews report · Oct 15, 2:41 PM

Ex-leader of Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party sentenced to 15 years for sex abuse

Jeffrey Donaldson, former leader of Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party, received a 15-year prison sentence for rape and sex abuse offenses against two girls spanning several decad...

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Irish IndependentNews report · Oct 15, 1:02 PM

Extra: Jeffrey Donaldson jailed for 15 years for child sex abuse

Jeffrey Donaldson has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for historical child sex crimes. The ex-DUP leader was sentenced to 11 years for rape against Complainant B and four years for all...

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