A former policeman who used his job to start sexual relationships with vulnerable women will have to perform community service in punishment for his wrongdoing.
One of the women says she believes Jayden Faure is a good person at heart with good intention who made a few stupid choices.
Faure was sworn in as a member of Victoria Police in April 2015 and resigned two years later after a formal police interview about his offending. He wasn't charged until last year.
His first victim was a 15-year-old girl he met as a probationary officer after she was assaulted in the Melbourne CBD.
A lot of girls went for him because of his job but he didn't want to date anyone, he told her.
Faure called the girl a dozen times, sent Snapchat images of him playing basketball, in bed and in the shower and sent messages with a sexual overtone.
He met his second victim in April 2017 and later called her, arranging to meet for dinner. They kissed and later exchanged messages and nude photos.
Faure used his police email to arrange a meeting at an apartment for them to have sex and he filmed her.
She asked him to delete it but he instead sent the video to a friend.
Later in April 2017 he met a woman who sought help from police after experiencing suicidal thoughts on a train.
When she was released from hospital he used his police email to arrange for her to go to the Victoria Police Centre where they had sex.
She was concerned he might get into trouble, but he told her work wasn't concerned with his personal life.
The woman told Victoria's County Court she believed he was a good person with good intentions but had made "stupid choices".
"I do not believe that you should be punished too severely for your mistakes," she said on Tuesday.
He also exchanged messages and spent time with a fourth woman after she reported a crime while he was working at a suburban police station.
Faure pleaded guilty to four charges of misconduct in public office and one of attempting to pervert the course of justice after attempting to influence two women to lie in statements about how he met them.
Judge Daniel Holding said Faure's victims were all vulnerable women who went to authorities for help.
"You abused your position to manipulate them for your own sexual gratification," he said.
Faure, who now works part-time in hospitality, must complete 370 hours of unpaid community work over the next three years.
He will also have to receive treatment and rehabilitation for any mental health conditions.
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