{
  "id": 638436,
  "title": "Western Power staff stood down after backing manager in rape trial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/western-power-staff-stood-down-after-backing-manager-in-rape-trial",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T05:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-12/western-power-staff-gave-rapist-manager-character-references/107027618"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Western Australia's energy minister lashes out at Western Power employees who provided references for a senior manager who was jailed for raping a female colleague on a work trip.",
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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."
}