Lubbock man sentenced to 15 years in child porn case

A Lubbock man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for production of child pornography.

Jimmy Edward Villa, 41, pleaded guilty in October. According to documents filed in the case, Villa shot cell phone video through a hole in a bathroom ceiling of a girl taking a shower.

The case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative created to stop child sexual exploitation and abuse.