An innocent man spent 18 months in jail over a misread username.

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Brandon Klayme was wrongly convicted for possession of child pornography after the investigation botched his Kik username, “fus_ro_dah,” in reference to Bethesda’s Skyrim videogame. The real suspect’s username — “fus__ro_dah” — included one additional underscore, a “subtle mistake that changed the course of my life,” Klayme said. [Link: Skyrim username mixup sent innocent man to prison for over a year | https://www.…

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