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One Underscore Changed Everything | Dayton News
A Nova Scotia man, Brandon Klayme, was convicted and serving time for child luring and possession of child pornography — until a tiny typo in a Kik username flipped the entire case. The prosecution’s evidence hinged on a username that was off by just one underscore — a mistake that went unnoticed at trial. Klayme’s legal team exposed the error during appeal, noting he hadn’t used that account since 2012, years before the alleged crimes. The court tossed all charges, freeing Klayme — while the real suspect, traced to California, remains at large. A cautionary tale about how one small error can…
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