{
  "id": 12266455,
  "title": "Former ACT politician charged with grooming likely to face trial mid-2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/former-act-politician-charged-with-grooming-likely-to-face-trial-mid",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T00:31:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-06/former-act-politician-charged-with-grooming-trial-mid-2027/107230302"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former ACT Labor politician Gordon Ramsay has been charged with grooming a teenager, according to prosecutors. The court heard that Ramsay is expected to plead not guilty to the allegations and faces a trial in the ACT Supreme Court. It is anticipated that the trial will not commence before mid-2027.",
  "summary": "Former ACT attorney-general Gordon Ramsay faces arraignment in the ACT Supreme Court for allegedly grooming a teenage boy between 2022 and 2025.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "The expected trial date for the former politician marks a significant step in the legal process, indicating that the allegations against him will be thoroughly examined in a court of law.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}