Counter Strike Co-Creator Arrested for "Sexual Exploitation of a Child"

Jess Cliffe, aged 36, co-creator of Counter-Strike and Valve employee, was arrested by Seattle police at 1:17 am just the other day. So far, police have confirmed that he's been arrested for sexual exploitation of a child. Beyond that, they've released no details.

Valve has released a brief statement following the arrest, saying:

We are still learning details of what actually happened. Reports suggest he has been arrested for a felony offense. As such we have suspended his employment until we know more.

Jess Cliffe released Counter-Strike, a mod of Half-Life, with Minh Le back in 1999. Valve was so impressed with the job that they hired him in 2003 and acquired the rights to officially sell it as a standalone game. To this day, it's remained one of the most popular multiplayer games in the world, with a thriving eSports scene that continues to rake in money. It's a pretty big deal.

In a case this serious, it would be wise not to jump to conclusions on either side, particularly since we don't know more about the case. But, to be perfectly honest, I don't really want to know more about a case involving such things.

I just hope justice is done.