Woman admits breaching anonymity of Jeffrey Donaldson victim in Downpatrick court
A woman has pleaded guilty to breaching the anonymity of a victim of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson at Downpatrick Magistrates' Court.
Guilty plea over Donaldson victim anonymity breach at Downpatrick court
A woman has admitted breaching the anonymity of a victim of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson, Google News IE — Crime (en) reports, following a hearing at Downpatrick Magistrates' Court.
The case centres on the protected identity of one of the victims connected to Donaldson, who resigned as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party after he himself was charged with a series of historical sexual offences.
Anonymity protections are routinely granted to victims of sexual offences under legislation designed to prevent their identification in public reporting or online. A breach of such an order is a criminal offence.
The woman entered her guilty plea at Downpatrick Magistrates' Court. No further details regarding sentencing or the precise nature of the disclosure were available from the published report at this time.
Source: Google News IE — Crime (en)