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  "id": 15753873,
  "title": "Hong Kong child sex sentences remain far below maximum life, report finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/hong-kong-child-sex-sentences-remain-far-below-maximum-life-report",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T14:09:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371548/hong-hong-child-sex-sentences-remain-far-below-maximum-life-report-finds"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Average sentences for Hong Kong’s gravest child sex crimes have remained below 10 years over the past three decades, far below the maximum penalty of life imprisonment, prompting a call for a sentencing council to issue clearer judicial guidance. Citing data from 401 publicly available judgments between 1990 and 2025, University of Hong Kong law professor Puja Kapai on Tuesday said her research…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Contested subsectors double in Hong Kong’s Election Committee poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/contested-subsectors-double-in-hong-kongs-election-committee-poll",
        "published": "2026-10-20T13:14:01.000Z"
      }
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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."
}