A Sanford man was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison for transporting child pornography.

Rusty Hood, 38, was also sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Nancy Torresen to 10 years of supervised release.

Hood pleaded guilty on Jan. 29.

Authorities said that in May 2016, Hood chatted online with an individual in Ohio and the two men exchanged images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Hood also told the man that he was interested in babies and had engaged in sexual activities with a young girl.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maine said the case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative aimed at combating child sexual exploitation and abuse.