A 16-year-old citizen, accused of possessing child pornography material, insulting sexual dignity and continuing revenge pornography, was arrested in the context of the autoforo by police officers of the Sub-Directorate for the Protection of Minors of the Directorate for Prosecution and Investigation of Crimes.

Earlier, a telephone complaint was made to the telephone line “10201”, which operates 24 hours, 7 days and is managed by specialized and trained police officers in the field of the protection of minors, about a 16-year-old who edits photos of underage girls from social media to create pornographic material and distributes them to his peers.

After an immediate evaluation and investigation of the information, police officers of the above service conducted a preliminary investigation, collecting the necessary evidence to certify the commission of the alleged criminal acts, with the subsequent identification and arrest of the 16-year-old.

During the investigation by experienced police officers, it was found that the 16-year-old has since last August trafficked edited photos of at least -11- underage girls, while a check on his mobile phone, which was confiscated, revealed a video depicting sexual acts between minors and a photo that constitutes pornographic material of minors .

In addition, in a subsequent search of the arrested person’s home, the following were found and confiscated:

  • -5- hard disks,
  • digital camera and
  • data storage device (usb).

The arrested person was taken to the competent Prosecutor.