Wilking remarked that given the nature of the sexual abuse and Freeman's criminal history, he should serve the maximum prison term allowed by state law.
A Casper police detective began investigating on March 1 after Voltaire's then-girlfriend found inappropriate pictures of the victim on Voltaire's computer.
A 48-year-old Greeley, Colorado man has been bound over to Laramie County District Court on charges of first and second-degree sexual abuse of a minor.
In a forensic interview at the Children's Advocacy Project in Casper, the girl said Emerson had touched her 10-15 times, usually when her parents were gone.