( CNN ) -- The man behind a controversial book considered a `` how-to '' guide for pedophiles was arrested in Colorado , officials in Florida said Monday . `` You can not engage or depict children in a harmful relationship , '' said Polk County , Florida , Sheriff Grady Judd as he described the Florida obscenity statute that officials used to charge Phillip Greaves with distribution of obscene material depicting minors engaged in harmful conduct . The self-published author was arrested in Pueblo , Colorado , on a Florida felony warrant after undercover detectives in Polk County purchased and received a copy of the book through the mail . He will have to be extradited to Florida to face charges . Judd said the book was Greaves ' last copy , which he autographed before sending out . Greaves and his book , `` The Pedophile 's Guide to Love and Pleasure : A Child-Lover 's Code of Conduct , '' gained national attention earlier this year after Amazon.com defended selling the book on its website despite angry comments and threats of boycotts from thousands of users . Amazon pulled the book from its site in early November . `` He actually provided a how-to guide to commit sexual battery against children , '' according to Judd , who said he was shocked and mortified by specific examples and illustrations using 9- and 13-year-old boys . Judd said he was frustrated that Greaves ' book was protected under freedom of speech laws , even though it was created `` specifically to teach people how to sexually molest and rape children . '' `` There may be nothing that the other 49 states can do , but there is something that the state of Florida can do ... to make sure we prosecute Philip Greaves for his manifesto , '' Judd said . Officials said the book talked about safe sex and avoiding injury to children , grooming and preparing children for sex , and teaching children how to lie to their parents . Judd said Greaves ' book outlined a `` code of ethics '' that showed pedophiles how to look for the most vulnerable children . `` The message is very clear : If you write a book , if you sell that book , if you transmit that book to anyone in our jurisdiction , then we will investigate you and arrest , because our goal is protect the children , '' the sheriff said .
Phillip Greaves arrested in Florida on a warrant . Williams ' book was considered a ` ` how - to '' guide for pedophiles . The book was pulled from Amazon.com in 2011 . He faces extradition to Florida to face felony charges .