American convicted of child sex abuse in Cambodia

A Cambodian court has sentenced an American man to two and a half years in prison on charges of sexually abusing three under girls.

provincial court in Siem Reap, site of famed Angkor Wat temples, said Rugh James Cline was convicted Thursday of indecent acts against mirs for paying three girls for sex during visits in February and May this year.

An NGO that investigates suspected foreign pedophiles in Cambodia, Action Pour Les Enfants, said victims told police that he paid m a total of $120.

court ordered Cline, who pleed t guilty, to pay 15 million riels ($3,750) in compensation to each of girls.