A Fort Worth man has been sentenced to 60 years in federal prison after admitting he produced sexually explicit videos of two very young children, wrapping up a federal case that started with a disturbing scene at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in late 2023.
Plea and court records
According to Leagle, court filings show that Keith Plaskonos pleaded guilty on December 10, 2025, to two counts of using a child for the purpose of creating sexually explicit images. The case appears on the docket in the Northern District of Texas as Criminal No. 4:25-CR-00284-P.
How investigators say he was identified
Prosecutors say the case traces back to November 2023, when officers at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport were called after an adult was reportedly seen viewing animated child sexual abuse material on a cell phone. Agents seized the device and conducted a forensic extraction.
According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas, investigators say they uncovered videos Plaskonos had made in 2021 and 2022. The recordings showed a female child of about one year old and another female child of about four years old. The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Dallas Field Office and the DFW Airport Department of Public Safety handled the investigation.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office reports that United States District Judge Mark T. Pittman imposed consecutive 360-month terms on each count, for a total of 720 months, the statutory maximum on both charges.
Federal penalties and the law
Production of child pornography is prosecuted under federal statute 18 U.S.C. § 2251. As summarized by the Legal Information Institute, the law generally carries a prison term of 15 to 30 years per count and allows for higher penalties in certain aggravating circumstances or where prior convictions apply. Because each production count can carry up to 30 years, judges can impose consecutive sentences that stack into multi-decade terms when a defendant is convicted on multiple counts.
Officials and resources
The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Assistant U.S. Attorney Aisha Saleem prosecuted the case, which was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a Department of Justice initiative that coordinates local, state and federal efforts against child sexual exploitation.
Officials stress that concerns or tips about possible child exploitation can be reported around the clock. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children operates a 24-hour hotline at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) and an online CyberTipline for internet-related reports, accessible through the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
