Skyrim username typo sent innocent man to prison for 18 months

Brandon Klayme of Nova Scotia, Canada, spent 18 months in prison after being wrongfully convicted of child pornography charges. The case hinged on a single missing underscore in a username referencing The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, which led investigators to identify the wrong person. He was arrested in 2020, sentenced in 2023, and finally declared innocent in late July.