The Michael Dumont Story- Real Stories Crime Documentary

The documentary by Real Stories covers the story of Michael Dumont, a man from Montreal who, in 1994, was convicted of rape, as the victim mistakenly identified his image as her perpetrator.  Dumont was sentenced to four years and four months in prison.  While imprisoned, Dumont met and married his now wife Solange Tremblay, who played a significant role in his release.  Tremblay found that only six months after his conviction, the victim recanted her identification of his photograph, claiming that she recently saw her actual perpetrator in a public video store.  The prosecution did not release this information, even as Dumont’s appeal process was underway.  After Tremblay tirelessly advocated on behalf of her husband, Dumont’s conviction was quashed in 2001 by the Quebec Court of Appeal.  After his release, Dumont filed a civil suit against the provincial and federal governments, demanding $8.7 million for the pain and suffering caused by the miscarriage of justice.  The civil suit has since been closed, citing the evidence at the time of conviction warranted the charges put against him; Dumont’s bid for compensation for his wrongful conviction has been denied. 

The documentary goes into further detail of the impacts of miscarriages of justice on not only the individual, but on their family and their entire lives. The importance of advocation on behalf of the wrongfully convicted is made abundantly clear in the documentary linked below.

More information can be found at: https: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRsMHYBkBi8