Common Pleas Court
Shaw pleads to possible 30 years on attempted rape
By Bob Robinson 

GREENVILLE – On Aug. 13, Jason T. Shaw pleaded guilty to three counts of Attempted Rape, all Level Two Felonies. Originally there were six charges of Rape, two each on three children ages six to nine. In the agreement, the state dismissed one charge for each child – a boy and two girls – and reduced the other charges to Attempted Rape. 

While each charges carries a mandatory 10 years with a possibility of 30 years total, the state will recommend two charges be served concurrently, with one other served consecutively for a mandatory 20 years in prison. 

According to Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Deborah Quigley, the acts were committed in 2005. The defendant was 18 at the time. Since Megan’s Law was in effect at that time, the charges had to be brought under that law. 

Also due to Megan’s Law, there has to be a classification process where Shaw will be determined a sexual offender or a sexual predator. Quigley said the state will not be prepared to make a recommendation until the risk evaluation is done. 

“Technically this would have been a lifetime in prison, but because of the change in the law, we have to go through the evaluation process,” she said. 

Common Pleas Judge Jon Hein will determine the classification after seeing the evaluation. He will then sentence Shaw. In addition to prison, consecutive sentencing would allow a maximum fine of $45,000. 

Sentencing will take place at 11 a.m. on Oct. 7. 

Published courtesy of the Early Bird