▁of ▁the ▁team ▁developing ▁Action ▁Qu ake ▁ 2 . ▁Ar ound ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Cl iffe ▁also ▁founded ▁the ▁website ▁Sil o ▁X ▁devoted ▁to ▁Half - Life ▁maps . ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁Cl iffe ▁took ▁a ▁job ▁with ▁Val ve , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁employed ▁as ▁a ▁game ▁designer , ▁ 3 D ▁artist ▁and ▁level ▁designer . ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁susp ended ▁from ▁Val ve ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁due ▁to ▁being ▁arrested . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁history ▁ ▁Ar rest ▁for ▁sexual ▁explo itation , ▁investigation ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁at ▁ 1 : 1 7   a . m . ▁P ST , ▁Cl iffe ▁was ▁arrested ▁on ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁" sex ual ▁explo itation ▁of ▁a ▁minor " ▁in ▁the ▁South west ▁P rec inct ▁of ▁Seattle . ▁ ▁Cl iffe ▁alleg edly ▁met ▁a ▁girl ▁online ▁via ▁an ▁adult ▁website , ▁Se ek ing Arr ang ement . com , ▁and ▁paid ▁her ▁for ▁a ▁date ▁which ▁became ▁sexual . ▁Cl iffe ▁maintained ▁that ▁he ▁thought ▁he ▁was ▁pay ing ▁a ▁" match making ▁fee " ▁on ▁a ▁d ating ▁website ▁for ▁adult s . ▁In ▁the ▁encounter , ▁the ▁girl ▁claimed ▁that ▁Cl iffe ▁vide ot aped ▁their ▁encounter ▁" ag ain st ▁her ▁will " ▁but ▁that ▁she ▁also ▁" ref rained ▁from ▁saying ▁anything ." ▁Cl iffe ▁denied ▁that ▁he ▁vide ot aped ▁the ▁encounter . ▁The