A West Mansfield-area teen accused of multiple counts of sexual assault was sentenced Tuesday afternoon in Logan County Juvenile Court to a stay in a rehabilitation center and probation until he turns 18, with a 10-year suspended sentence to be enacted if he reoffends.
Jordan Griffin, right, 16, was sentenced Tuesday afternoon in Logan County Juvenile Court by Judge Kim Kellogg-Martin to rehabilitation and probation as well as a 10-year suspended sentence to be enacted if he reoffends. Griffin is accused of sexually assaulting multiple young girls in 2018 while on a public school bus. (EXAMINER PHOTO | AMANDA TONOLI)
Jordan Griffin, 16, was accused of sexually assaulting multiple young girls in 2018 while on a public school bus.
Griffin is remanded to the Logan County Juvenile Detention Center until he is accepted into Miami Valley Juvenile Rehabilitation Center in Xenia.
There he will spend six months or more depending on his progress. When he’s released he will be on probation until his 18th birthday.
Logan County Juvenile Court Judge Kim Kellogg-Martin also ruled in favor of a blended sentence of 10 years to be served if Griffin commits another crime.
Blended sentences allow a judge to impose juvenile and adult sanctions after conviction.
Griffin is also to have zero contact with the victims or their families.
In October, Griffin acknowledged guilt and entered pleas of no contest to an amended rape charge and three counts of gross sexual imposition, each of which carries a serious youthful offender specification.
The serious youthful offender specification allows prosecutors to seek a blended sentence. Deputies of the Logan County Sheriff’s Office began investigating Griffin after the first victim’s mother reported an incident of sexual abuse Oct. 24, 2018.
The offenses occurred on a Benjamin Logan Local School District school bus to four victims under the age of 10.
Benjamin Logan administrators said at the time the juvenile offender was operating in an unofficial capacity as a bus route aide, which is why he was co-mingled among elementary students at the front of the bus.
Court documents state Griffin groped and exposed himself to the victims, and that he admitted to the offenses during law enforcement interviews.