{
  "id": 19648186,
  "title": "Ex-US policeman jailed 40 years for assaulting 14-year-old girl",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/ex-us-policeman-jailed-40-years-for-assaulting-14-year-old-girl",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T12:22:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/ex-us-policeman-jailed-40-years-for-assaulting-14-year-old-girl/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former US police officer Sinmi Asomuyide has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl while on duty in Indiana. Asomuyide, 33, was convicted in June 2026 of deprivation of rights under color of law, witness tampering, and destruction of records. During a patrol in June 2024, Asomuyide encountered the minor while responding to a 911 call about her being a runaway. He violated KPD policy by turning off his body-worn camera and then allegedly began a sexual relationship with the teen, communicating with her via text messages throughout the evening before taking her vape pen.",
  "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."
}