Article 6Q0X8 Child rapist ex-cop’s 10-weekend US jail sentence called ‘epitome of injustice’

Child rapist ex-cop’s 10-weekend US jail sentence called ‘epitome of injustice’

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Ramon Antonio Vargas
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Prominent advocate for child abuse survivors said sentence for former New York officer Shawn Jordan is dangerous'

It is the epitome of injustice" as well as dangerous" for a judge to have given a sentence of 10 weekends in jail to a former upstate New York police officer who pleaded guilty to raping a 13-year-old girl before his forced resignation, according to a prominent advocate for child sexual abuse survivors.

This sentence is the epitome of injustice and a dangerous nod to child sexual predators letting them know, No worries, we won't go too hard on you,'" Kathryn Robb, the national director of the Children's Justice Campaign at the Enough Abuse organization, said on Thursday. This little girl will be imprisoned by her memories for life, while [the rapist] loses a mere 20 days of his liberty."

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