Stripped of his knighthood in July, Donaldson was convicted of rape, four counts of gross indecency and 13 counts of indecent assault against his victims, who retain anonymity.
The 63-year-old former Democratic Unionist Party leader had pleaded not guilty to all 18 charges, and displayed no visible reaction when the jury delivered its verdicts at Newry Crown Court.
During trial, the jury of seven men and five women spent near 10 hours deliberating over three days before reaching its decisions.
Donaldson, who spent decades as a prominent political figure at Stormont and Westminster, has since been held at Maghaberry Prison, located within the Lagan Valley constituency he represented during his political career.
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