Scott Wayne O’Toole, Sex Exploitation of Children, Texas 2025

A North Texas man has been sentenced to 60 years in federal prison for producing sexually explicit photos of two children in Fort Worth, announced 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 following an investigation led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

On August 28, 2025, O’Toole was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor to 360 months per count, for a total of 720 months.

According to court documents, authorities in Alaska began investigating O’Toole in December 2024 after the discovery of a USB drive containing child sexual abuse material at a hotel where O’Toole resided while on a temporary duty assignment as a school bus driver.

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 case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative, which was launched in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Here are the mandatory facts: Defendant/Respondent: Scott Wayne O’Toole, Exact Criminal Charges: Two counts of sexual exploitation of children, City and State: Fort Worth, Texas, Exact Date: August 28, 2025, Sentence or Outcome: 60 years in prison, and Case Involving: Project Safe Childhood.

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