Shawn Jordan, a former Rochester police officer who pleaded guilty to raping a child, was sentenced to 10 years of probation and 10 jail weekends Wednesday.
The Ontario County DA’s Office said the sentencing agreement happened because they were placed in a position where they had to weigh the impact of the victim testifying to the crime or consider taking the guilty plea.
“She was a child and she was going to have to face the accused in a courtroom,” said prosecutor Kelly Wolford.
The DA’s Office added they were not satisfied with the sentencing for Jordan and hopes something like this doesn’t happen again.
Sometime between April and June 2022, investigators said Jordan, 40, raped a young girl by forcible compulsion in South Bristol. He admitted to having sexual intercourse with a child under 15 that summer and said he touched that child’s intimate parts on a separate occasion.
In March 2023, Jordan pleaded guilty to second-degree rape and forcible touching.
He has a pending case for exposing himself to a 16YO girl on Facebook Messenger’s video chat while in uniform in a police car.
