Section 230, which turned 25 years old this month, has played a central role in shaping the internet. Over the past year, Congress has introduced several proposals to change the law some of them drastic but the bills have often focused on a handful of very large tech companies like Facebook and Google. In reality, Section 230 has created a lot of the web as we know it.
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Tampa ex-attorney in Cambodian prison for sexual abuse now faces U.S. charges
The 40-year-old man was arrested in Cambodia in 2019. He will stand trial in Tampa after his release there.
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Ex-Tampa attorney Rugh James Cline, 40, is serving time in a Cambodian prison for sexually abusing children there, authorities say. He has been indicted for the same allegations in the U.S. by a federal grand jury in Tampa. This photo was taken by Cambodian police after his 2019 arrest there. [ Cambodian National Police ]
Updated Feb. 26
A 40-year-old Tampa man serving time in a Cambodian prison for sexually abusing children there has been indicted for the same allegations in the U.S. by a federal grand jury.
American Attorney Already in Prison for Sexually Abusing Children in Cambodia Has Now Been Indicted in the U.S. Alberto Luperon
Rugh James Cline
Rugh James Cline, 40, a Florida-based attorney serving a sentence of two and a half years in Cambodia for abusing girls, was indicted on Thursday in the United States on similar charges, including possession of child pornography.
Florida Attorney Charged with Sexually Abusing Children in Cambodia: Rugh James Cline was charged with five counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place and one count of possessing child exploitation materials. https://t.co/lBQdyn0fV8