A Canadian man who spent 18 months in jail after being convicted of charges including child luring and possession of child pornography has been formally declared innocent after his lawyers discovered a mixup in the initial investigation that pointed police at the wrong man.
Brandon Klayme was arrested by police in Halifax, Nova Scotia in February 2020, according to a CBC report (via Polygon), following an investigation by police in the US state of Wisconsin into an exchange of sexual messages, photos, and videos with a 12-year-old on the Kik instant messaging platform.
The suspect in the case had the username "fus__ro_dah," the famous "Unrelenting Force" dragon shout from The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, but US authorities mistakenly investigated "fus_ro_dah," with just one underscore instead of two, which led them to Klayme.
Klayme was found gu...
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