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.

  • Rentlar@lemmy.ca
    3·
    8 days ago

    Very bad case of broken telephone. But really on the whole, the most concerning thing is that there was no real world evidence linking Brandon to the crime yet he was tried, convicted and jailed for 18 months.

    • sbv@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
      2·
      7 days ago

      Agreed. I’m surprised a judge thought the IP address was enough evidence to convict him.