A Skyrim username mistake sent a man to prison for over a year
Klayme was arrested in 2020 on child pornography charges and sentenced to prison in 2023 — and it all came down to a single underscore contained in a reference to The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. CBC reports that, six years ago, authorities in Wisconsin became confused while attempting to find someone with the username fus__ro_dah. The suspect, who was accused of possessing child pornography and luring a child, had a Kik username that referenced the Unrelenting Force dragon shout in Bethedsa Softworks' popular fantasy RPG Skyrim.
- ▪Klayme was arrested in 2020 on child pornography charges and sentenced to prison in 2023 — and it all came down to a single underscore contained in a reference to The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim.
- ▪CBC reports that, six years ago, authorities in Wisconsin became confused while attempting to find someone with the username fus__ro_dah.
- ▪The suspect, who was accused of possessing child pornography and luring a child, had a Kik username that referenced the Unrelenting Force dragon shout in Bethedsa Softworks' popular fantasy RPG Skyrim.
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