{
  "id": 9736346,
  "title": "'Evil' Catholic priest who sexually abused girls in foster care jailed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/evil-catholic-priest-who-sexually-abused-girls-in-foster-care-jailed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T08:11:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-25/robert-hickman-priest-sexual-abuse-perth-girls-jail/107192978"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Robert Hickman, now aged 81, had already served time in New South Wales for similar offences, with the court hearing that he first started abusing children in the late 1970s.",
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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."
}