{
  "id": 6409177,
  "title": "Homeland security agent charged with child rape in Alabama, officials say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/homeland-security-agent-charged-with-child-rape-in-alabama-officials",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T10:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/09/alabama-hsi-agent-charged"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kent Blacklidge, who officials say was ‘directly involved with child exploitation cases’, turned himself in last week A federal law enforcement agent tasked with “trying to provide justice in cases involving kids” has been charged with child rape in Alabama , state authorities said on Tuesday. Kent Blacklidge, described as a special agent with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), turned…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}