Mansfield Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges of Child Exploitation After Producing Explicit Videos

A Mansfield woman who produced sexually explicit videos of a child pled guilty to four counts of sexual exploitation of children this week, announced United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould.

Marisa Witkop, 31, was indicted on the charges by a federal grand jury in October last year. For each count, she faces a minimum of 15 years and a maximum of 30 years in federal prison, for a total maximum sentence of 120 years' imprisonment. According to court documents, Witkop produced four videos of a nine-year-old child, some of which she distributed using a social media application. Sentencing is scheduled for June 9, 2026, in Fort Worth before Senior United States District Judge Terry R. Means.

The U.S. Secret Service and Mansfield Police Department handled the investigation. The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, is prosecuting the case.

The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative, which was launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by U.S. Attorney's Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and identify and rescue victims. 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."