Original sentence: Despite this, he remained sheltered from prosecution throughout his literary career, benefiting from wide and enthusiastic support within French literary circles despite the fact his books did not sell well among the general public.In February 2020, following intense media coverage of a recently published book by Vanessa Springora, one of his victims, French prosecutors announced that a criminal investigation had been launched, though the statute of limitations meant the case was dismissed.Matzneff described his pedophilia and child sex tourism in some of his books and on his website, and even in television appearances
Edited sentence: He described his relationships and sexual activities with minors, including sexual tourism activities, in some of his books as well as on his website, and discussed them on television appearances.In February 2020, following intense media coverage of a book by Vanessa Springora, one of his victims, that had just been published, French prosecutors announced that a criminal investigation had been launched, although due to the existing statute of limitations, the case was dismissed.Nonetheless, he remained sheltered from any criminal prosecution throughout his literary career and benefited from wide and enthusiastic support within French literary circles despite the fact that his books did not sell well among the general public