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The Saudi teen arrested for flirting online

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Californian internet personality Christina Crockett, external struck up an unlikely friendship with Saudi Arabian teenager Abu Sin when they met by chance on a video chat site.

Although they understood little of what the other was saying, videos of their attempts to communicate became an internet hit. But the Saudi authorities were less than impressed and now Abu Sin could face years behind bars.

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