{
  "id": 16712786,
  "title": "Ex-Senior Osaka Prosecutor Pleads Not Guilty to Sexual Assault",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/ex-senior-osaka-prosecutor-pleads-not-guilty-to-sexual-assault",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T05:18:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026102700120/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Osaka, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)--A former head of the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office, charged with sexually assaulting a female subordinate, pleaded not guilty in his second court hearing at Osaka District Court on Tuesday. Defendant Kentaro Kitagawa, 67, switched to denying the charge of constructive forcible sexual intercourse despite admitting to it in the first hearing. The foc...",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}