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COURTS Former Klamath deputy sentenced to 7 years for sex crimes Comment By Thomas Moriarty Mail Tribune MailTribune.com By Thomas Moriarty Mail Tribune Posted Jul. 3, 2015 at 3:23 PM Updated Jul 4, 2015 at 1:27 PM By Thomas Moriarty Mail Tribune Posted Jul. 3, 2015 at 3:23 PM Updated Jul 4, 2015 at 1:27 PM » Social News A Central Point man and former Klamath County jail deputy arrested in February on more than 30 sex-crime charges was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to 13 of them. Darin Lee Mullica, 41, had sexual relations with a 17-year-old girl over several months in 2013 and 2014 and made video and photos of the encounters, according to a 32-count indictment filed Jan. 21. Investigators also believe Mullica had given the girl methamphetamine, the indictment states. Mullica was arrested by authorities in Littleton, Colo., on Feb. 22 on a Jackson County warrant and had been held on $1 million bail. Sheriff's investigators said they believed Mullica had shared some of the images with other people in person and online. Mullica unsuccessfully attempted to have evidence seized by investigators under a search warrant thrown out, and had planned to present an affirmative defense to the charges at trial, saying he didn't know the girl was a minor and was thus unaware he was producing sexually explicit images of a child. Mullica pleaded guilty in Jackson County Circuit Court to five counts of second-degree sexual abuse, four counts of first-degree encouragement of child sexual abuse, three counts of first-degree possession of material depicting the sexually explicit misconduct of a child and delivery of methamphetamine. Other charges were dismissed under the plea agreement. Judge Kelly Ravassipour sentenced Mullica to a total of 84 months in state custody. He'll also have to register as a sex offender. Under his plea, Mullica will be eligible for sentence reductions and alternatives and may receive credit for time already served. He avoided a potential Measure 11 sentence of 70 months in prison without parole or early release consideration. The Herald and News in Klamath Falls reported in 2001 that Mullica, a former corrections deputy in Klamath County, had been arrested on charges of official misconduct and coercion for allegedly pressuring two female inmates into having sex with him. In 2002, he was convicted of two counts of first-degree official misconduct and sentenced to 30 days in jail and 48 months' probation. He was later named a defendant in a lawsuit brought by one of the inmates against the county, which was later dismissed. State records show Mullica's law enforcement certification was revoked in 2002. Reach reporter Thomas Moriarty at 541-776-4471, or by email at [email protected] . Follow him at @ThomasDMoriarty. 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