Rapist sentenced to 2 decades behind bars

Charles Eugene Decker, 58, of Fitzhugh, OK, was sentenced to two decades in prison for a count of rape with instrumentation June 3 in Ada, Oklahoma. He was found guilty during a bench trial by Judge Tom Landrith on May 8. Decker was arrested in April 2007 after the victim told deputies he raped her while asleep.On May 8, Decker was found guilty on the rape charge by Judge Tom Landrith after a non-jury trial.

Decker was arrested in April 2007 by Undersheriff Joe Glover after the victim told deputies he had raped her while she was asleep.The victim took the stand and said she awoke to find Decker touching her below the waist. She said she and her boyfriend lived in a makeshift apartment on Decker’s property doing odd jobs for him.

The night of the incident, the victim, her boyfriend, Decker and his girlfriend had all reportedly been drinking. After the victim and her boyfriend went to sleep the incident occurred, she said. She woke her boyfriend and told him what was going on. At this time, she said she could hear Decker leaving and saying, “I’m sorry. I’m sorry. It won’t happen again.”

While Decker’s attorney questioned the character and truthfulness of the victim and her boyfriend, Assistant District Attorney Jim Tillison said the facts would show she was telling the truth and her character was not a factor. Decker insisted on testifying on his own behalf admitted he had been drinking and said he blacked-out and didn’t remember anything until he heard the victim yell her boyfriend’s name. He said he “snapped to” and realized he was in the wrong place.

“I didn’t rape that little girl,” Decker said.

According to Assistant District Attorney Jim Tillison, Decker pleaded no contest to two other charges, both for bringing contraband into a jail facility. These charges led to 5 year sentences to be served concurrently with the rape sentence.