Complex sentence: On August 17 2007, Ashford shut down his "Puellula" website and posted a notice explaining that the closure was not connected to the ongoing police investigation, but rather due to his inability to keep a job once employers became aware of the website.
Split into simpler sentences: On August 17 2007, Ashford shut down his "Puellula" website. Ashford posted a notice explaining that the closure was not connected to the ongoing police investigation, but rather due to his inability to keep a job once employers became aware of the website.