<p>The trial of Jeffrey Donaldson for alleged sex crimes has heard he wrote a letter to an alleged victim asking for forgiveness.&nbsp;The court was read the letter from June 2020 to a woman he is accused of abusing. In it he asked for her forgiveness for “hurt and pain I have caused”.&nbsp;In the letter to Witness A, he referred to “sinful and selfish actions” and wrote he wanted to “take full responsibility for all I have done”.&nbsp;An interview recorded in March 2024 was shown to the court, which showed Witness A recounting two main alleged incidents.&nbsp;The witness said that inappropriate touching had become “a very casual thing”.&nbsp;</p><br><p>63-year-old Donaldson has pleaded not guilty to 18 alleged historical sexual offences.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Allison Morris is covering the trial for the Belfast Telegraph.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>