A postsentence motion seeking a new trail or dismissal of charges for a Harmony man convicted of sexually assaulting a girl multiple times 25 years ago, when she was ages 7 through 12, was denied Friday, Oct. 10.

Butler County Common Pleas Court Judge Joseph Kubit issued the order denying the motion of Shaun Sheffer, 47. Attorney Al Lindsay argued for the motion at a Sept. 26 hearing.

“Obviously we’re disappointed. We believe we have a strong case for a new trial,” Lindsay said Friday.

Kubit’s order provides 30 days to appeal Sheffer’s sentence to Pennsylvania Superior Court.

Sheffer was sentenced June 30 to serve 14 to 34 years in prison after a jury found him guilty in January of felony charges of rape by forcible compulsion, rape of a mentally disabled person and rape of a person le

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