A Barrington man has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Thursday.



Justin Madigan, 31, of Barrington was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire to 5 years in prison after pleading guilty to transportation of child pornography.



In November of 2008, Portsmouth Police received information that an individual was using AOL to send numerous emails containing images and videos depicting the sexual assault of children. A further investigation was conducted by the New Hampshire Internet Crimes Against Children and a search warrant for Madigan's residence was executed. Computer evidence seized was examined and found to contain hundreds of images depicting the sexual assault of young children.



The case was brought in furtherance of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. Led by the U.S. Attorney's Offices, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as identify and rescue victims. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Helen White Fitzgibbon.