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Police Mix Up Usernames, Man Spends 18 Months in Prison for Someone Else's Sex Crimes

"He should never have been charged, let alone convicted," judges now say.

Reason · Aug 3

The Skyrim-inspired username "fus_ro_dah" was used as evidence to imprison an innocent man while an actual criminal seemingly roamed free for 6 years

"His conviction rested on the internet username being attributed to him," an appeal decision reads

GamesRadar · Jul 30

Innocent Halifax man spends 18 months behind bars on child sex charges after cop makes typo in ‘Skyrim’ username, ‘changed the course of my life’

He protested his innocence for years, and now the truth is finally revealed.

We Got This Covered · Jul 30

Paedophile hid in cupboard after sending 'girl', 13, naked picture

Wayne Jones, 34, missed a previous court hearing after being beaten with a broom handle in his cell

Liverpool Echo · Mar 7, 2023

Paedophile asked 'boy' to send naked photos of himself

John Jackson appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday

Liverpool Echo · Feb 7, 2023

Pervert sobs as she's jailed for committing sex act next to a child

Sonia Chivers began crying in the dock

Manchester Evening News · Oct 4, 2022

Paedophile began distributing indecent images after he was released from prison

Dad collected hundreds of sick pictures and videos of young children being raped

Liverpool Echo · Sep 27, 2022

MP's brother Edward Mordaunt called himself 'Teddy Eddie' and sent indecent images to 'teenage girl'

The brother of Leader of the Commons MP Penny Mordaunt has been in court for attempting to engage a child in sexual communication

Leeds Live · Sep 10, 2022

Missouri high school teacher sentenced to 30 years for sextortion scheme targeting children

Brandon McCullough, 31, was also ordered to spend the rest of his life on supervised release after serving his 30-year sentence in prison and was additionally asked to pay $204,199

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022

Ashington pervert said he 'loved things he shouldn't like' in sickening chats during police sting

Benjamin Parr, of Ashington, admitted distributing and having indecent images of children

Chronicle Live · Jun 29, 2022