{
  "id": 13688707,
  "title": "Man accused of child rape set to become police chief in small Louisiana town",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/man-accused-of-child-rape-set-to-become-police-chief-in-small",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T09:00:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/11/child-rape-police-chief-louisiana"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Republican Christopher Paul is running unopposed for seat despite allegations he raped two girls 20 years ago A candidate for police chief in a small Louisiana town candidate is on course to be elected unopposed despite two charges of child rape pending against him, leaving his community to weigh whether to convert the position into an appointed office rather than one determined at the ballot…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "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."
}