N.S. attorney general wants answers after innocent man serves 18 months in prison
Armstrong wants a briefing on how investigators mistook a nearly identical Kik username, leading to Klayme’s wrongful conviction and 18 months in jail.
- On Thursday, Attorney General Scott Armstrong demanded a briefing from the Nova Scotia Public Prosecution Service after the Court of Appeal acquitted Brandon Klayme, who served 18 months in prison for crimes he did not commit.
- Wisconsin police subpoenaed Google and Kik for the wrong username, failing to distinguish between 'fus_ro_dah' and the suspect's actual account, 'fus__ro_dah', a reference to the video game Skyrim, leading to Klayme's 2020 arrest in Dartmouth.
- Appeal lawyer Zeb Brown noted the investigative error went unnoticed for over six years, while prosecutors presented no evidence from seized devices linking Klayme to the 2018 messages during his 2023 conviction.
- NDP Leader Claudia Chender called the conviction a "shocking miscarriage of justice," urging the government to explain how it will make amends to ensure Klayme can move past the wrongful incarceration.
- Armstrong pledged to "take a hard dive" into the case to implement systemic reforms, stating his department must ensure similar incidents "can never happen again," though he declined to comment on prosecutor Melanie Perry's employment status.
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NS Attorney General Wants Answers After Innocent Man Serves 18 Months in Prison
Nova Scotia’s attorney general says he wants answers on how an innocent man served 18 months in prison for child exploitation charges after investigators mixed up his online username. “When we have a situation like this with a wrongful conviction, I think that can shake that trust people have in the system,” Attorney General Scott Armstrong told reporters after a cabinet meeting Thursday. “We’re going to take steps that are necessary to make sur…
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N.S. attorney general wants answers after innocent man serves 18 months in prison
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s attorney general says he wants answers on how an innocent man served 18 months in prison for child exploitation charges after investigators mixed up his online username.
The Attorney General of Nova Scotia claims to want to know how an innocent man had to serve an 18-month prison sentence on charges of child exploitation, after...
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