{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/6a172562cb11d38a8b4117c5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Donaldson trial: Jury hears complainant wrote to defendants over “secret”  ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/1779901657048-e52da0c1-14e3-41da-9d20-077a879a831f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson apologised to one of his alleged victims at a church retreat in the mid-1990s, a court heard today. Jurors were also told second complainant wrote letter to two defendants about the secret ‘she had to keep’&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The prosecution delivered its opening address in the Donaldson trial on Wednesday. The former DUP leader is on trial at Newry Crown Court for alleged historical sexual offences. The 63 year-old has pleaded not guilty to 18 alleged offences.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Allison Morris was in court.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Belfast Telegraph"}