{
  "id": 13193834,
  "title": "Man in Singapore who molested 4 out of his 5 daughters, stepdaughters to get 16.5 years' jail & 22 strokes of cane",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/man-in-singapore-who-molested-4-out-of-his-5-daughters-stepdaughters",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T18:00:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Independent Singapore",
    "slug": "the-independent-singapore",
    "url": "https://theindependent.sg/man-in-singapore-who-molested-4-out-of-his-5-daughters-stepdaughters-to-get-16-5-years-jail-22-strokes-of-cane"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "SINGAPORE: On Oct 8 (Thursday), a 44-year-old Singaporean man was given a sentence of 16-and-a-half years in jail as well as 22 strokes of the cane after he pleaded guilty to one charge of aggravated statutory rape and two charges of aggravated molestation, with seven additional charges taken into consideration. The man had sexually abused four of the five girls who had been part of his household…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Independent Singapore",
        "title": "Italian man, 32, gets 8 years’ jail, caning, and S$9K fine in Singapore for trafficking Singaporean woman to Dubai",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/italian-man-32-gets-8-years-jail-caning-and-s-9k-fine-in-singapore",
        "published": "2026-10-09T21:02:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}