The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has overturned a Dartmouth man's convictions for luring a U.S. child on the internet and acquitted him after fresh evidence showed his username was incorrectly linked to the offences.

A US law enforcement officer made a typo when they noted a username involved in child luring. The incorrect username was traced to a Nova Scotia man, who was charged and found guilty, solely on the basis of the incorrect username.

The guy, Brandon Klayme, ended up spending 18 months in jail due to the typo. The incorrect username was enough to get the guy convicted and jailed.

I’m surprised this hasn’t been a bigger story.

  • streetfestival@lemmy.caEnglish
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    8 days ago

    Agreed. If you read only one article, read Ars Technica for parsimony. The PostMedia version (main link) is more ragebait-y. It’s a pretty chilling tale of someone being convicted due to a typo made during the investigation when no actual evidence against him was found (before or after the typo was caught)