Breaking
Met Police to interview DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson over 2016 rape allegation
The Metropolitan Police confirmed that a 63-year-old man is under investigation in relation to an allegation of rape, but did not identify the individual concerned.
Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson is to be interviewed by the Metropolitan Police over an allegation that he raped a woman inside the Houses of Parliament in 2016.
The woman is understood to have been interviewed by the PSNI, which shared the allegation with the Metropolitan Police as the alleged incident is said to have taken place in London.
The development comes days after Donaldson was sentenced to 15 years in prison for a series of child sex offences against two victims, including one count of rape. He is seeking to appeal those convictions.
The Metropolitan Police confirmed that a 63-year-old man is under investigation in relation to an allegation of rape, but did not identify the individual concerned.