Three wrongly accused over child abuse images after BT gets 'wires crossed'15 hours ago Share Save Owain Evans BBC Wales Share SaveGetty Images BT told the tribunal that two wires within a street cabinet linking to both addresses had been inadvertently crossedThree people were wrongly accused of downloading child abuse images due to a broadband wiring error by a BT engineer, a tribunal has heard. The false accusations back in 2016 had "highly distressing and far-reaching" consequences for the three, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) was told. It ruled that Dyfed-Powys Police had acted lawfully, and found that the error was caused by a technical fault rather than police misconduct. British telecommunication firm BT told the tribunal that two wires within a street cabinet linking to both addresses had been inadvertently crossed. The innocent woman was advised her children could not live with her alone until she was cleared, and the two men faced child protection referrals.