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Counter Strike Co Creator Reportedly Arrested Over Alleged Child Sexual Exploitation

Counter-Strike Co-Creator Reportedly Arrested Over Alleged Child Sexual Exploitation 5z2z1g

By Rishi Alwani | Updated: 2 February 2018 15:07 IST

Highlights

Jess Cliffe co-created popular multiplayer shooter, Counter-Strike
It started as a modification for the classic PC game, Half-Life
His employment has been suspended until more details are known

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The co-creator of seminal first-person shooter multiple reports. 3a5b4s

According to Kiro 7- a local Seattle news site - Cliffe has not been charged with a crime and denied bail.

For its part, Valve claims to have suspended Cliffe’s employment till more details are known.

“We are still learning details of what actually happened. Reports suggest he has been arrested for a felony offence. As such we have suspended his employment until we know more,” a spokesperson for the company told gaming blog Kotaku.

Cliffe, a Valve employee since 2003, created Counter-Strike along with designer Minh Le in 1999. It started as a mod for the classic first-person shooter Half-Life. Valve obtained the rights for it soon after and it’s been one of the most popular multiplayer games in the world.

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