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A Missing Underscore Led to an Innocent Man's Prison Sentence

The Error of Innocence: When Technology Trips Up Justice The world of cyber investigations is fraught with missteps and mistaken identities, but one recent case in Nova Scotia stands out for its sheer absurdity.

For 18 months, an innocent man named Brandon Klayme was wrongly imprisoned on child luring charges after a police investigation that began with a glaring error.

At the heart of this debacle lies a simple mistake: a missing underscore in the username "fus ro dah" versus "fus ro dah.

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