November 17, 2005

Contact: Lynn Kimbrough, 720-913-9025 

NEW CHARGES FILED AGAINST DONALD SHISSLER

 Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey has filed new charges against a man accused of sexually assaulting children in his Denver home for years.

Donald Shissler (DOB: 05-07-33) is charged today with two counts of sexual assault on a child (F4), three counts of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust (F3) and sexual assault on a child – pattern of conduct (F3).

Shissler has been in the Department of Corrections serving a potential life sentence after pleading guilty to two counts of sexual assault on a child in 2002.   In exchange for his guilty plea, prosecutors agreed not to file additional charges related to new victims.  Last month a judge overturned the guilty pleas and has ordered a new trial for Shissler.  The ruling also clears the way for new charges on behalf of additional victims.

The charges filed today allege that Shissler lured a 6-year-old boy into his home between 1997 and 2002 and repeatedly assaulted him.  The victim is now 14.

Shissler is scheduled to appear in Denver District Court, division 10, for a status hearing on the 2002 case on November 21, 2005 at 8:30 a.m.

He is scheduled to appear in Denver County Court, room 12T, for formal advisement on the new charges on December 1, 2005 at 9 a.m.

He remains in custody.

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