OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A federal appeals court has upheld the 500-month sentence of a Canyon, Texas, man who pleaded guilty to abducting a 10-year-old Oklahoma Panhandle girl in 2007.

Terrance McGuire argued that his punishment was "substantively unreasonable," and that undue emphasis was placed on the victim's age and the fact he sexually assaulted her.

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday the trial court didn't abused its discretion when it imposed a sentence that was 14 years above the range recommended by federal sentencing guidelines.

Authorities say the girl was riding her bike near her home in Texhoma when McGuire lured her into his car.

He released her the next day at a Clovis, N.M., convenience store. McGuire's attorney, Howard Pincus, didn't immediately return a call on Wednesday seeking comment.

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