{
  "id": 7327911,
  "title": "Cambodian primary school principal allegedly has sex with girl, 12, pays her per encounter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/cambodian-primary-school-principal-allegedly-has-sex-with-girl-12",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T13:54:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/09/cambodian-sex-12-year-old/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Cambodian school principal, Kak Hong, has been charged with sexually exploiting a 12-year-old girl over a period of 18 months, from August 2025 to July 2026. According to reports, Hong, a 58-year-old principal of a primary school in Battambang, allegedly lured the girl to his residence under false pretenses, promising her money for each encounter. Each time, he sexually assaulted her, receiving between 40,000 to 50,000 riels (S$12.50 to S$15.60) after each incident. The victim's mother discovered the abuse on August 13 and alerted the authorities, leading to Hong's arrest. He faces two criminal charges under Cambodian law for the sexual exploitation of a minor.",
  "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."
}