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How a Single Underscore Wrongfully Sent a Canadian Man to Jail in S*x Crimes Case
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A Canadian man named Brandon Klayme was wrongfully imprisoned for 18 months after authorities mixed up his Kik username with the username of someone who had committed s*x crimes involving a minor.
Klayme's username on Kik, however, was "fus_ro_dah," with just one underscore between "fus" and "ro," not two.
Where The Investigation Went WrongThe investigation into Klayme's account began with the Dane County Sheriff's Office in Wisconsin.
"The police officer did not notice that the perpetrator's Kik username 'fus__ro_dah' contains a double underscore.
Lawyer Zeb Brown told the Times, "We couldn't figure out how Mr. Klayme's account came into it.