The arrest of a 22-year-old for child pornography was carried out by the Cyber ​​Crime. According to ELAS, it was preceded by an appropriate use of information that came within the framework of international police cooperation, from the analysis of which it emerged that an internet user, within the Greek territory, having gained access to various websites and applications, uploaded and stored a number of files with material sexual abuse of minors.

The information was brought to the attention of the competent prosecutor’s office and after correspondence with the internet service providers and from the further preliminary police investigation, the information of the person involved was identified and his place of residence was revealed.

From the subsequent searches carried out at his house, in the presence of a judicial officer, a mobile phone was found and confiscated, in which a lot of material (photos and videos) of sexual abuse of minors was found.

The arrested person was taken to the competent prosecuting authority, while the seized digital evidence was sent to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations for laboratory examination.

As indicated by the police, citizens can contact, anonymously or by name, the Directorate of Electronic Crime Prosecution, in order to provide information or report illegal or fraudulent acts or activities carried out over the Internet, at the following contact details:

– Telephone: 11188

– By sending an e-mail to: [email protected]

– Via twitter: @CyberAlertGR

– Through gov.gr in the section Citizen and Everyday Life/ Complaints / Complaints about cybercrimes

– Through the application (application) for smart phones (smart phones): CYBERKID