A North Texas man has been sentenced to 60 years in federal prison for producing sexually explicit images of two children in Fort Worth. The announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Nancy E. Larson.
Scott Wayne O’Toole, 60, pleaded guilty in April 2025 to two counts of sexual exploitation of children after an investigation led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. On August 28, 2025, Chief U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor sentenced O’Toole to 360 months per count, totaling 720 months.
Authorities began investigating O’Toole in December 2024 when a USB drive containing child sexual abuse material was found at a hotel in Alaska where he was staying during a temporary assignment as a school bus driver.
The investigation involved cooperation between the FBI, Fairbanks Police Department in Alaska, Texas Department of Public Safety, and U.S. Attorney’s Offices from the District of Alaska and both the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas.
“This case involved the coordinated efforts of the FBI, the Fairbanks, Alaska Police Department, the Texas Department of Public Safety, the District of Alaska, and the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas.”
The prosecution is part of Project Safe Childhood—a nationwide initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 to address child sexual exploitation and abuse. The program brings together federal, state, and local resources to locate offenders who exploit children and identify victims. More information about Project Safe Childhood can be found at http://www.justice.gov/psc.
“For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit http://www.justice.gov/psc. For more information about internet safety education, please visit http://www.justice.gov/psc and click on the tab “resources.””
