An Indiana man is headed to prison after driving to Bowling Green to meet a minor for sex.

24-year-old Michael Patterson was sentenced to 3 years and 10 months after he admitted he drove across state lines to engage in illicit sexual conduct.

Patterson made several phone calls and engaged in explicit Internet chat with a volunteer from Perverted Justice in 2007.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online predators.