Early Thursday morning Seattle police arrested Jess Cliffe, co-creator of Counter-Strike, for sexual exploitation of a kid. He has not been charged with against the law.
According to news station Kiro7, Cliffe was booked into King County Jail at 1.17am and he’s anticipated to have a bail listening to later at this time. The reserving report states that Cliffe was initially denied bail.
Valve informed Kotaku it has suspended Cliffe, saying “We are still learning details of what actually happened. Reports suggest he has been arrested for a felony offence.”
Cliffe created Counter-Strike with Minh Le in 2000 and has labored at Valve since 2003, the place he has contributed to Half-Life 2, Team Fortress 2, Left four Dead 2, and Portal 2.
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