Man gets 20 years for sex crimes

The Daily Inter Lake

Erin Bullman, 47, was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in the Montana State Prison for sex crimes he committed against a girl for more than two years.

He was found guilty on two separate felony counts during a jury trial ending Dec. 13, and has been in jail since then.

Flathead District Judge Ted Lympus imposed a 40-year prison term with 20 years suspended on each of the two counts, to run concurrently. He also must complete a sex-offender treatment program. And he may have contact with the children only with permission of his treatment provider or parole officer, and with any current counselor for the children.

His victim, 13 at the time of the trial, testified about how, beginning when she was 10, he molested her and had her watch pornographic videos with him. The girl's parents also testified.

Bullman could have been sentenced to as long as 200 years in prison.