CASE OF INTEREST

Date: April 29, 2004

Case: People v. Scott Eric Gmitter, Case number 03F10482

Contact: Laura West, Deputy District Attorney
Special Assault & Child Abuse Unit
Telephone: 916-874-6524

District Attorney Jan Scully announced today that Scott Eric Gmitter, age 34, pled guilty to seven felony counts of child molestation pursuant to a plea agreement. Under the agreement, Mr. Gmitter will receive a sentence of 105 years to life in state prison, with no opportunity to appeal. He will be sentenced in Superior Court on July 9, 2004.

Mr. Gmitter, an elementary school teacher, was charged with acts of child molestation which occurred in Folsom, California during 2002 and 2003. None of the acts occurred at the school at which he was employed. Although there were considerably more than the seven victims charged in the complaint, only seven counts were needed to obtain the appropriate life sentence.

Deputy District Attorney Laura West stated, "We have been vigilant in protecting the privacy rights of the minor victims and their families, while ensuring that Mr. Gmitter is appropriately punished for the crimes he committed, and the trust he betrayed."

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