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Man's Conviction Overturned Due to Username Mixup

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A Nova Scotia man who spent 18 months in jail for allegedly 'grooming' and sending sexually explicit material to a 12-year-old girl has had his conviction overturned. The mixup occurred due to an extra underscore in his online username, making him a suspect.

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    His online username was one character different from an alleged predat...

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