London police are investigating jailed former Democratic Unionist Party leader Jeffrey Donaldson regarding an alleged rape inside the Houses of Parliament in 2016. Donaldson appearing at a previous court appearance in June 2026. At the very heart of the political establishment, the disgraced former MP has been accused of raping the woman in Parliament in 2016. According to on Saturday, the newspaper further, The Met was set to investigate and interview Donaldson about these accusations. A former senior PSNI detective told the programme he had seen Donaldson drunk in the Houses of Parliament.
Donaldson was sentenced last week to 15 years in prison for child sex offences committed between 1985 and 2008, and he is currently seeking to appeal those convictions.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland interviewed the complainant and subsequently shared the claims with the Metropolitan Police because the alleged incident occurred in London.
While not naming the former DUP leader, the Metropolitan Police confirmed that officers are investigating a 63-year-old man following a referral received on Tuesday, 13 October.
Authorities stated that the investigation remains in its early stages with no arrests made, and specialist officers are currently supporting the single victim. The allegation relates to one victim who is being supported by specialist officers.
Previously, the Belfast Telegraph reported that the same woman alleged she had been sexually assaulted and harassed inside the DUP parliamentary offices in 2016. Before trying to kiss her and put his hand up her skirt, she claimed that he attempted to get her to drink vodka shots in his office. But in response to questions it has now emerged the same woman has also alleged Donaldson raped her.
Concerns surrounding the former politician’s conduct in London were also featured in a NI Spotlight broadcast earlier this year, which included accounts from former senior detectives regarding his behavior. According to two other former senior PSNI detectives also, Seeing him going into a gay sauna not far from Parliament in 2006, the same year in which Donaldson described homosexuality as “sinful”.
