Three people were wrongly accused of downloading child abuse images due to a broadband wiring error by a BT engineer, a tribunal has heard.
The mistake meant internet activity linked to the real offender was traced instead to the address where two men and a woman were staying, who had their electronic devices seized over the course of two police searches.
The false accusations back in 2016 had "highly distressing and far-reaching" consequences for the three, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) was told.
It ruled that Dyfed-Powys Police had acted lawfully, and found that the error was caused by a technical fault rather than police misconduct.
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