In the eyes of the law, is it?

I know they're probably called something different, but are the punishments different?

But to answer the question, someone who rape is fucked up, someone who has sex with children is fucked up. Someone who does both is too fucked up to be kept on this earth. (IMO)

Exactly.

If the person targets a police officer, it's one thing. But a completely random event like this doesn't warrant special attention.

I can see killing a cop or another government agent being a stiffer sentence in a situation where they are killed because of that. In this case, it could have been anyone there in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Either way, she should never see the light of day again.

I didn't realize that it was. Rape is terrible regardless of the victim.