‘Following the outcome of the case, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council removed photographs featuring Jeffrey Donaldson from display in its facilities’
All images of Sir Jeffrey Donaldson have been removed from Lagan Valley Island council civic centre.
The former DUP leader was found guilty this week at Newry crown court of 18 historical sex offences against two women when they were children.
The Local Democracy Reporting Service contacted Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council following the guilty verdict with multiple images of the Lagan Valley MP throughout the local authority building.
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A council spokesperson said: “Following the outcome of the case, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council removed photographs featuring Jeffrey Donaldson from display in its facilities.”
A jury convicted the 63-year-old of one count of rape, 13 counts of indecent assault and four counts of gross indecency.
His wife Eleanor Donaldson has been found to have committed the acts relating to offences of aiding and abetting following a trial of the facts.
In 1997, when James Molyneaux retired as the Lagan Valley MP, Donaldson retained the seat for the UUP.
In 2003, he quit the UUP, defected to the DUP and retained his Westminster seat for Lagan Valley.
The convicted child sex abuser is now in Maghaberry prison located in the council area where he awaits sentencing in September.
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