MIDDLETOWN — A Middletown man who was one of six people arrested for a string of burglaries committed in the Middletown area is now charged with sex crimes, allegedly committed against a 13-year-old girl.
On July 11, an extensive investigation by the Lake County Sheriff”s Office (LCSO) Middletown Community Service Deputy into multiple burglaries committed in Middletown led to the arrests of several juveniles and two young men. One of those men was Dorian Jay Decker, 18, of Middletown.
Approximately one week before the Middletown burglary cases were closed, the family of a 13-year-old Yuba City girl reported that Decker had allegedly molested the girl while she was visiting Decker”s family in Middletown over Memorial Day weekend. The victim and her father were reportedly longtime acquaintances of Decker”s family. After further investigation by the Sheriff”s Major Crimes Unit, a warrant of arrest was secured by detectives on July 19 and Decker was arrested at his home without incident.
Decker was transported to the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility and booked on charges of annoying or molesting a child younger than 18 years of age.
Anyone with information relating to this case, or any other allegations of similar conduct by Decker, is asked to contact LCSO Detective Mike Curran at 262-4200.
