Former Ulster Unionist Party leader Doug Beattie is calling for the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman to investigate what the PSNI knew about Jeffrey Donaldson’s child sex offences before the offences came to public attention. Beattie argues that “serious concerns” have been raised following Donaldson’s conviction, and he says the Ombudsman should examine the information available to police at the relevant time. Reporting across the outlets describes Beattie as requesting a probe into the conduct and handling of the case, including what PSNI knew and when. The calls are framed in the context of commentary and reactions in the days after the conviction, which Beattie says have added to doubts about whether appropriate issues were identified or acted upon earlier. RTE also reports that the request is for an investigation into what PSNI knew regarding Donaldson’s offences, with the broader discussion focusing on police awareness prior to his arrest in 2024. The SDLP is also referenced as marking the conviction as a “watershed moment,” though the central new development across sources is Beattie’s demand that the Ombudsman review the police position in the lead-up to the case.