Canada investigating how Skyrim username mixup sent innocent man to prison for 18 months

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Canada investigating how Skyrim username mixup sent innocent man to prison for 18 months

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Canada investigating how Skyrim username mixup sent innocent man to prison for 18 months - Dexerto

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Canadian officials are investigating how an innocent man spent 18 months in prison after police missed an underscore in his Skyrim username.

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