# An innocent man spent 18 months in prison because police misread his Skyrim user name

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/an-innocent-man-spent-18-months-in-prison-because-police-misread-his-skyrim-user-name/
- Published: 2026-07-29T23:10:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-30T00:07:52+00:00
- Original publisher: PC Gamer
- Original article: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/an-innocent-man-spent-18-months-in-prison-because-police-misread-his-skyrim-user-name/
- Topics: Gaming

## Key points

- One missing underscore led to a wrongful conviction.
- The man served all 18 months before the error emerged.
- The case highlights failures in checking digital evidence.

## Summary

A Nova Scotia man spent 18 months in prison after police linked him to alleged online child-luring offences by confusing his Kik username with that of the actual suspect. The error involved a single missing underscore in a Skyrim-inspired handle, raising serious concerns about the verification of digital evidence in criminal investigations and prosecutions.

Police sought data for “fus__ro_dah” but requested records for “fus_ro_dah”, identifying the wrong account holder. The man was convicted on three charges in 2024 and served his full 18-month sentence before the mistake was uncovered; a search of his home in February 2020 had found no evidence connecting him to the offences.

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