A Maine man who was once a member of a neo-Nazi group has been sentenced to five years in prison on federal child pornography charges.
The Portland Press Herald reports that 28-year-old Andrew Hazelton was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty in July.
The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office found in 2019 that Hazleton had sought explicit photos from a 10-year-old girl on social media.
In 2021, a former employer reported Hazelton to the FBI because he feared a workplace shooting.
Prosceutors say an investigator cited the explicit messages to the girl in a search warrant for Hazelton’s phone and uncovered videos and images depicting child pornography.
Hazelton apologized in court.