December 2005: after a sensational trial, all those who’d been accused in the “Outreau affair” saw their innocence established. It put an end to the accusations of pedophilia which had been leveled at them.
Among the accused, was young Daniel Legrand whose fate – and that of his father, also called Daniel – had changed in November 2001 when both were suspected being the ring leaders of the Outreau pedophile network. A network with tentacles that were believed to extend into Belgium ...
Both Daniels had been imprisoned for nearly three years before the Court of St. Omer acquitted the father but condemned son. Yet, since the very beginning of the case, the younger Daniel Legrand asserted that he is a victim of mistaken identity. Had the French judicial system confused him with someone else? Have certain elements proving his innocence been neglected?
This investigation by Georges Huercano-Hidalgo and Jean-Michel Dehon delivers proof, thus contributing decisively to the final decision of the court.
AVAILABLE FOR SCREENING: original French version only.