Jury finds Evergreen man guilty in molestation case

The Daily Inter Lake

A jury deliberated for five hours before finding an Evergreen man guilty of molesting a girl.

Erin Bullman will be sentenced in February on two felony charges.

His victim, now 13, 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.

Jurors deliberated from 4:14 to 9:15 p.m. Wednesday.

Deputy County Attorney Lori Adams said Thursday that she is happy with the verdict.

"It looked like the jurors really looked at the case. It was very serious," she said.

She praised the victim for her courage.

"I thought she did a good job. She had to tell 12 strangers something nobody should have to talk about in public," Adams said.

Co-prosecutor Dan Guzynski called the girl and her mother "some of the most courageous people I've ever worked with. They stood up to the abuser."

Bullman could be sentenced to as long as 200 years in prison.

He must undergo a sex-offender evaluation and a presentence investigation that will explore the impact his crime had and what, if any, his criminal history is.

Bullman was represented by public defender Glen Neier. The three-day trial was held in the courtroom of District Judge Kitty Curtis.