{
  "id": 11475343,
  "title": "'The healing has begun': Man sentenced to 11 years after pleading guilty to sexually exploiting and luring minors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/the-healing-has-begun-man-sentenced-to-11-years-after-pleading-guilty",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T15:32:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Calgary Herald",
    "slug": "calgary-herald",
    "url": "https://calgaryherald.com/news/sentencing-hearing-begins-for-calgary-man-convicted-of-sexually-assaulting-and-luring-underage-girls"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "With family and supporters behind them, victims of Hammad Shaikh stood before a Calgary courtroom Thursday and described the lasting effects of being lured and sexually assaulted as girls, with one victim stating that the abuse left her “view on intimacy completely distorted.” In September, Shaikh entered an unexpected plea deal mid-way through his trial. […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}