The news of the arrest of the 53-year-old multi-awarded author of children’s literature, Vassilis Papatheodorou, for child pornography created shockwaves in the literary world in Greece.

The renowned author was arrested on October 18 on a warrant issued against him following a month-long search by Cybercrime officers of his digital files.

Following the scanning by police on the 53-year-old’s computer, it was found that he had more than 100 videos with “hard”, pornographic material with children under 12 years old.

The author was arrested in the process of committing the crime and was slapped with criminal charges. He was remanded in custody and transferred to the prisons of Tripoli.

The investigation against him is ongoing as the authorities are examining the possibility of connection with global child pornography rings, while police did not rule out his involvement in other illegal online activities.

At the same time, Kastaniotis publications, of which Vassilis Papatheodorou has been in charge for a number of years, stopped their cooperation with the multi-awarded author in order to protect the interests of the company. “Kastaniotis Publications stopped any form of cooperation with Vassilis Papatheodorou, as soon as they were informed that a criminal investigation is underway by the judicial authorities, for a serious charge.