Jeffrey Donaldson Wrote Letter Expressing Regret To Alleged Victim (court hears)

Added: 2026-06-02

[00:00:00]This is the second video today from the second day of the prosecution giving evidence in the Jeffrey Donaldson abuse case.

[00:00:10]Now, this is from complainant A.

[00:00:15]Um this woman has um claimed that she received a letter from Sir Jeffrey Donaldson expressing regret for and I quote all the hurt, pain, and distress I have caused. Okay?

[00:00:34]Uh again, this is complainant A giving this evidence. She didn't appear in court. This is by video link.

[00:00:44]Um she was being asked questions by the prosecuting barrister Rosemary Walsh. Okay?

[00:00:53]And Miss Walsh read out a letter which complainant A said had been written to her by Jeffrey Donaldson in June of 2020.

[00:01:06]So, 2020, this is you know, these are recent times and of course, we know that these allegations are historic.

[00:01:15]So, he was writing this letter in 2020.

[00:01:18]Okay. So, in the letter Donaldson expressed again, I quote this how much I truly regret all the hurt, pain, and distress I have caused.

[00:01:31]And the letter said that he took full responsibility for it all and that he had sought help from God.

[00:01:40]Um he describes himself as a sinner in the letter and that he had failed to address his I quote sinful nature for far too long.

[00:01:55]And in the letter, he also says, I quote, "I will regret this to my dying day."

[00:02:04]Okay, I understand how deep the wounds are caused by my sinful and selfish actions.

[00:02:13]So, prosecuting [clears throat] barrister while standing asks complainant A what she believed this letter was referring to, and she responded that "I felt he was trying to apologize for perhaps the abuse which had occurred, but he didn't want to say that formally in writing.

[00:02:33]It felt like an an apology letter, and it felt like it was written with a lot of guilt."

[00:02:41]So, I think she what she's saying is that this she felt that he was addressing the alleged abuse, but that he did not want to use those exact words in the letter.

[00:02:55]Okay, and I everything that I'm saying here, folks, is was mentioned in court.

[00:03:00]So, there is no contempt of court. As always, be careful with your own comments, and do not say anything that might identify um complainant A or complainant B.