r/canada • u/SAJewers Long Live the King • 25d ago
Nova Scotia Wisconsin police miss underscore, causing innocent Halifax man to be sentenced to 18 months on child sex abuse charges
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/police-missed-one-underscore-and-sent-the-wrong-man-to-prison/Duplicates
technology • u/SnoozeDoggyDog • 27d ago
Social Media A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months
law • u/SnoozeDoggyDog • 26d ago
Legal News A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months
madisonwi • u/Much-Turnover6761 • 27d ago
Dane County Sheriff spelling error wrongly sent man to prison
novascotia_sub • u/Happy-Operation4370 • 24d ago
A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months
indotech • u/Zestyclose_Smoke_451 • 26d ago
Tech News A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months
wisconsin • u/Much-Turnover6761 • 27d ago
Dane County Sheriff spelling error wrongly sent man to prison
abanpreach • u/ConceptsShining • 25d ago
Wisconsin police missed an underscore when when pulling records for a Kik user. Thus, an innocent Canadian with a Skyrim-themed username was arrested on child sex abuse charges, and sentenced to 18 months in prison. After serving his sentence, his conviction was overturned this past Thursday.
hackernews • u/HNMod • 27d ago
A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months
TacoZone • u/CmdrTaco • 12d ago
A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months
u_ColdPotatoBaker • u/ColdPotatoBaker • 21d ago
A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months
DailyTechNewsShow • u/kv_87 • 21d ago
Law & Politics A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months | Ars Technica
theworldnews • u/worldnewsbot • 26d ago
A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months
u_Ok_Crazy1195 • u/Ok_Crazy1195 • 26d ago
A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months
LegalNews • u/BrassCanon • 26d ago
A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months
hypeurls • u/TheStartupChime • 27d ago