{
  "id": 12313196,
  "title": "Sexual offence victims may delay reports due to fear, shame, says Court of Appeal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/sexual-offence-victims-may-delay-reports-due-to-fear-shame-says-court",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T05:42:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1548883/sexual-offence-victims-may-delay-reports-due-fear-shame-says-court"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "PUTRAJAYA: A delay in lodging a police report over a sexual offence does not necessarily undermine a victim’s credibility, the Court of Appeal has ruled.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Appeal Court reserves judgement on El-Rufai’s bail application",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/appeal-court-reserves-judgement-on-el-rufais-bail-application",
        "published": "2026-10-06T04:56:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}