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Innocent man spends 18 months in prison after Skyrim username mixup
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An innocent man spent 18 months behind bars after police missed an underscore in a Skyrim-inspired username and identified the wrong person.
The case centered on a Kik account whose username referenced the iconic “Fus Ro Dah” Dragon Shout from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Article continues after adInstead of requesting details for the username ‘fus__ro_dah’, the subpoena requested details for the username ‘fus_ro_dah’.
The police officer did not notice that the perpetrator’s Kik username ‘fus__ro_dah’ contains a double underscore.
It’s unclear if Klayme will be seeking compensation for the 18 months he spent in prison.