A Fort Worth man was sentenced on Mar. 26 to 60 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to producing sexually explicit videos of two children, according to United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould.
The sentencing highlights ongoing efforts by law enforcement and prosecutors to address crimes involving child sexual exploitation. The case underscores the seriousness with which authorities are treating offenses related to child abuse material.
Keith Plaskonos, age 68, admitted guilt on Dec. 10, 2025, to two counts of using a child for the purpose of creating sexually explicit images. Court documents show that in November 2023, Department of Public Safety officers responded at Dallas Fort Worth Airport after receiving a report that an adult male was viewing animated child sex abuse material on his cell phone. The individual was identified as Plaskonos. Following the seizure and forensic analysis of his phone, investigators discovered he had used cellular phones in both 2021 and 2022 to record sexually explicit videos involving a female child approximately one year old and another female child around four years old.
United States District Judge Mark T. Pittman imposed consecutive sentences totaling 720 months—360 months per count—resulting in a combined sentence of sixty years.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Dallas Field Office (Fort Worth Resident Agency) and the DFW Airport Department of Public Safety led the investigation into Plaskonos's actions. Assistant U.S. Attorney Aisha Saleem prosecuted the case.
This prosecution is part of Project Safe Childhood, an initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 aimed at combating child sexual exploitation and abuse nationwide. Project Safe Childhood brings together resources from federal, state, and local agencies with goals including apprehending offenders who exploit children as well as identifying victims.
