Overview
- Cook County Judge Adrienne Davis delivered a bench verdict Monday, saying Chicagoans “deserve better” but finding Officer Stephan Shaw not guilty on all counts.
- Davis cited contradictions in the complainant’s account and the absence of corroborating proof, noting surveillance video left moments outside the camera’s view.
- Prosecutors had charged Shaw, 33, with multiple felonies including aggravated criminal sexual abuse, custodial sexual misconduct and official misconduct tied to a May 2023 booking at the Near North station.
- The woman testified that Shaw groped her while she was handcuffed and later exchanged Facebook messages with him in which he asked about getting pizza.
- Shaw remains relieved of police powers and assigned to an alternate response unit, and both a COPA investigation and the woman’s federal civil lawsuit are pending.