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A Typo Landed an Innocent Gamer in Prison for 18 Months

How much could a single underscore in a username really matter? Just ask Brandon Klayme, who served 18 months in prison before realizing how authorities arrested, charged, and convicted the wrong man.

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wired.comStai leggendo16 g fa

A Typo Landed an Innocent Gamer in Prison for 18 Months

How much could a single underscore in a username really matter? Just ask Brandon Klayme, who served 18 months in prison before realizing how authorities arrested, charged, and convicted the wrong man.

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lunedì 27 luglio 2026·arstechnica.com
A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months
When the first step goes wrong, bad results follow.
lunedì 27 luglio 2026·arstechnica.com
Police missed one underscore—and sent the wrong man to prison
When the first step goes wrong, bad results follow.

arstechnica.com

17 g fa

A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months

When the first step goes wrong, bad results follow.

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hindustantimes.com15 g fa

Innocent man spends 18 months in jail over an underscore in username. Here’s what happened

The man who was earlier convicted of luring a child and possession of child pornography was acquitted. | Trending

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gizmodo.com15 g fa

How a Single Typo in a Username Cost an Innocent Man 18 Months of His Life

A trial and conviction that’d give Franz Kafka nightmares.

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techspot.com14 g fa

A missing underscore in a username sent an innocent man to prison for 18 months

A Halifax man was recently cleared of all charges after spending a year and a half behind bars because an investigative error led to his conviction for...

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daringfireball.net16 g fa

Count Those Underscores

Link to: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/police-missed-one-underscore-and-sent-the-wrong-man-to-prison/

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martedì 28 luglio 2026·

ilsoftware.it

Il caso Klayme: quando un underscore sbagliato può costarti la prigione

Un errore di un solo carattere in un nome utente ha portato alla condanna di un innocente, poi assolto in appello.

martedì 28 luglio 2026·

hwupgrade.it

Un semplice errore di battitura gli stravolge la vita: 18 mesi in carcere per un trattino

Un tragico errore di trascrizione da parte della polizia statunitense ha causato la condanna e la detenzione di un cittadino canadese per 18 mesi. L'omissione di un singolo…

mercoledì 29 luglio 2026·

wired.com

A Typo Landed an Innocent Gamer in Prison for 18 Months

How much could a single underscore in a username really matter? Just ask Brandon Klayme, who served 18 months in prison before realizing how authorities arrested, charged, and…

mercoledì 29 luglio 2026·

daringfireball.net

Count Those Underscores

Link to: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/police-missed-one-underscore-and-sent-the-wrong-man-to-prison/

mercoledì 29 luglio 2026·

gizmodo.com

How a Single Typo in a Username Cost an Innocent Man 18 Months of His Life

A trial and conviction that’d give Franz Kafka nightmares.

giovedì 30 luglio 2026·

hindustantimes.com

Innocent man spends 18 months in jail over an underscore in username. Here’s what happened

The man who was earlier convicted of luring a child and possession of child pornography was acquitted. | Trending

giovedì 30 luglio 2026·

techspot.com

A missing underscore in a username sent an innocent man to prison for 18 months

A Halifax man was recently cleared of all charges after spending a year and a half behind bars because an investigative error led to his conviction for...

venerdì 31 luglio 2026·

nationalpost.com

His online username was one character different from an alleged predator. He went to jail for it

Brandon Klayme of Nova Scotia spent 18 months in jail for a sex crime after police mistook his online name for one with an extra underscore.

A Typo Landed an Innocent Gamer in Prison for 18 Months

Timeline cronologica

A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months

Police missed one underscore—and sent the wrong man to prison

A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months

Innocent man spends 18 months in jail over an underscore in username. Here’s what happened

How a Single Typo in a Username Cost an Innocent Man 18 Months of His Life

A missing underscore in a username sent an innocent man to prison for 18 months

Count Those Underscores

Il caso Klayme: quando un underscore sbagliato può costarti la prigione

Un semplice errore di battitura gli stravolge la vita: 18 mesi in carcere per un trattino

A Typo Landed an Innocent Gamer in Prison for 18 Months

Count Those Underscores

How a Single Typo in a Username Cost an Innocent Man 18 Months of His Life

Innocent man spends 18 months in jail over an underscore in username. Here’s what happened

A missing underscore in a username sent an innocent man to prison for 18 months

His online username was one character different from an alleged predator. He went to jail for it