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In the criminal justice system,

sexually based offenses are
considered especially heinous.

In New York City,
the dedicated detectives

who investigate
these vicious felonies

are members of an elite squad

known as
the Special Victims Unit.

These are their stories.

Okay.

Now the camera is rolling.

Hi, I'm Evie.

I'm from East Aurora, New York.

And I'm about to start college
in New York City.

Welcome, Evie.

Are you nervous?

About college?

Um, I guess.

I've never been
away from home before,

and I don't have the money
to pay for school.

Well, that's why you're here.

And you have a lot
going for you,

such a tight body.

- [Laughs]
- You like showing it off?

Uh... yes, I love it.

Excellent.
How old are you Evie?

Do you have
your driver's license?

I'm 18...Today.

It's my birthday.

Wow, 18 today.

Ready to celebrate with a bang?

[Laughs nervously]

Are you shy, birthday girl?

Uh... no.

I've had boyfriends before.

I've just never been on camera.

Well, maybe I can
make it easier.

Instead of posing nude
for 300 bucks,

I can multiply that by 10.

$3,000?

You said you needed
money for school.

You've got a pretty face.

Let me see your eyes.

Take off your glasses.

Now I need to see
the rest of you.

Very nice.

Now your pants.

[Laughs nervously]

You ever been with two guys
at the same time?

No.

Oh, I think you're
gonna like it.

Hey, baby.

[Evie gasps]

Dude...
You got to watch this.

18 with a bang again?

Dude, breaking news:
They're all staged.

There's no way
those sluts are 18.

Oh, this one is.

Recognize her?

It's Evie.

Evie?

The mousy girl from Econ?

She look mousy to you?

Man: You like it hard,
don't you?

[Evie panting]

Wow.

How did I miss that ass?

Invite her
to the pre-game tonight?

Totally.

[Loud music plays]

[Overlapping chatter]

Evie, you made it.

Cool.

Vodka shot?

No, I'm good.

She's a classy girl.

Don't serve her that swill.

Evie, I've got a premium brew
in our bathroom.

I guess just one.

[Loud pop music continues]

Right this way, Evie.

Take your pick.

Thanks.

What are you doing?

What's the matter?

Oh, are you shy, birthday girl?

You're 18...

- With a bang!
- With a bang!

Please... let me out!

Let me out!

[Dramatic music]

- sync and corrections by Zac -
- www.addic7ed.com -

Detectives,
I'm glad you're here.

Justin Adams, Evie's R.A.
She's a freshman.

Okay, and she was assaulted?

Yeah.

I got up early to take a run.

Evie was curled up on a
lounge couch, all messed up.

She said she'd been to a party
where two boys raped her.

Campus security
told you to call us?

No, I've been here four years.

I know not to get
those guys involved.

I wrote down the names
of her attackers.

I wasn't surprised
to hear it was them.

Why is that?

The guys on the fifth floor
are entitled d-bags.

Evie's a sweet girl,
kind of shy.

Evie, it's Justin.
I called the police.

Why'd you do that?

Okay, Evie...

Hi, it's detective Rollins.

Can we just talk to you
for a minute?

It's okay;
They're here to help.

I didn't ask him
to call the police.

Your R.A. Was
worried about you.

He did the right thing.

Well, I don't want
to press charges.

That's your choice.

Your assailants,
they live in your dorm, right?

The school year just started.

You're gonna be
seeing them everywhere.

I'll call Carisi,
take some statements.

I shouldn't have
told Justin their names,

but he was just being so nice.

Um...

Can you...

Can you just tell me
what happened?

You went to a party, right?

I wish I'd stayed
in my room and studied.

But he knocked on my door.

And who's this?

Daniel Pryor.

He's one of the cool guys.

He barely looked at me
before last night.

And then, out of nowhere,

he came downstairs
and invited me to a party.

I should have known why.

What do you mean?

This spring,
before I started college,

I needed money,
first semester's tuition.

And my dad was sick,

so I answered an ad
for modeling work.

But...

It wasn't modeling.

Whatever you've done before,

it has nothing to do
with you being assaulted.

I think it does.

They saw me.

The modeling work, it...

It was a video.

It was...

It was porn.

Please, don't tell my parents.

It's okay.
Evie.

You know what, we're gonna
take this one step at a time.

They hurt you, right?

Did you take a shower?

No, the bathroom's co-ed.

That's actually a good thing.

We're gonna get you
to the hospital, okay?

Evie is saying she was raped?

By you and Matt.
It wasn't like that?

No.

We had sex.

She just did us both.

Okay.

She's a little roughed up,
though.

Well, yeah.

We rag-dolled her,

but compared to what she's done,
it was nothing.

What she's done?
What do you mean?

Not to make her out
to be a slut or anything,

but you guys know
she did a porn video, right?

Yeah, well,
we'll get to that later,

but let's talk
about last night.

Okay.

We offer her a beer.

They're in the bathroom tub.

She follows us in,
shuts the door,

and just goes wild.

Wants us both.

Tag-team.

She's moaning, screaming...

Like she did
in the video, right?

Yeah.

Yeah, that's why I can't believe
she called the police.

You know how it is
with these girls.

Morning-after regret.

Anything you did
that she misinterpreted?

No way.

All the stuff we did,
she likes.

That 18 with a bang video

was way more hardcore
than we were.

[Sighs]

18 with a bang.

Yeah, it's a series.

They claim to get girls

who dream of making a porno
the day they become legal.

Most of these girls
haven't been 18 in a while.

But ours actually was.

Evie.

She even used
her real first name.

Film class is over.

Whatever Evie did has no bearing
on what happened to her.

Well, these guys say it does.

Because she wanted it
in the porn movie,

she wanted them.

Hello?

A third of the traffic
on the Internet is porn.

That's how most of these
college guys learn about sex.

Carisi, stop.
It doesn't matter.

Evie said no.
She wasn't drunk.

She gave a detailed account
of the assault,

and the exam in the E.R.
was consistent

with forcible penetration.

The rape kit showed
the presence of semen.

So she made one
first-timer pornographic video.

Yeah, in New Hampshire.

One of the few places
you can still make porn

without a condom.

Live free or die.

What else do we know
about Evie?

Her R.A. says she's
a shy, nice girl.

She has no history
with law enforcement.

She's made no
prior allegations.

It's still
they-said, she-said.

But maybe not,
because at the hospital,

Evie told me, after a minute,

that Daniel turned on
his cell phone cam.

So she thinks that the whole
thing might have been recorded.

Rollins, you're just
telling me this now?

I didn't get a chance to speak
with you today, sergeant.

I'll get you a warrant
for his phone.

See if the video
confirms her story.

Okay, Fin, Carisi,
go back to these two.

Get me that video,
if it exists.

Rollins, find out everything
about Evie's background, okay?

No surprises.

What do you think?

You know what I think.

I'd like this case a lot more

if she hadn't made
a pornographic video.

[Knocking] We got company.

Ah, counselor Buchanan.

To what do we owe the pleasure?

It's your lucky day.

I'll be representing
Daniel Pryor and Matthew Cooper

for the duration of this farce.

That was fast.

So was your rush to judgment.

These are two bright,
hard-working boys

with their whole lives
ahead of them.

Save it for the jury.

I don't think we'll
be taking this to trial.

These gray cases,
they get so much easier

when you can go to tape.

The video the boys made.

It's... in bad taste,
but not criminal.

Don't worry;
It's uncut and uncensored.

Oh, we'll be
double-checking that.

And you might want
to take a look at this one,

the professional version.

We've seen it.

It?

Or them?

She's quite prolific,

and not nearly as innocent
as she looks.

I guess that's what sells.

[Chuckles]

Brace yourselves.

- Smile for the camera.
- No!

- Smile.
- Stop!

- We know you like it rough.
- No...

The video from Daniel's phone

corroborates everything
Evie told us.

They cornered her
in a bathroom.

She asked them to stop,
and they wouldn't listen.

Those boys are rough.

So is this,
from our sophomore outing.

Please, stop.

I don't want to.

No.

We get the idea.

Yeah, you've pretty much
seen it already anyway.

Matt and Daniel's video

is of a piece
with a lot of her work.

How many?

Like, a Baker's dozen
on Buchanan's flash drive.

And after the first one,
18 with a bang,

she uses a pseudonym,

Roxxxanne... three xs... Demay.

Most are violent, tag-team
rape fantasy scenarios.

Yeah, and unless we believe

that she forgot
about the other 12 films,

- she lied to us.
- So she lied to us.

So instead of focusing
on what Evie didn't tell us,

I'd like to focus
on how we missed this.

Well, I just started
to vet her.

Well, the defense found it fast.

She used a different name
on the other videos.

Plus, they're behind paywall.

Yeah, maybe Buchanan
was a subscriber.

It's all moot.

I mean, if a judge
allows these in,

how's Barba ever gonna explain
the difference to a jury?

Because on the boys' video,
she didn't give consent.

She wasn't paid,
and she said no.

Come on, Liv,
you know sex workers

don't get the benefit
of the doubt.

That's not,
how we go into this.

And I don't want
to be blindsided again.

Is that clear?

[Applause]

Great speech.

Better headline.

_

Sergeant Benson, your office.

Which one of these detectives
is your number two?

Fin.

How are your family problems?

My son is fine.

He's home from the hospital;
Thank you.

Good.

Now, you're still a new
acting commanding officer,

so perhaps you didn't appreciate

that 1PP and CompStat
follow everything

that you and your detectives do.

- We are aware.
- It's not on the sergeant.

The girl misinformed us.
This happens a lot with vics.

We were just starting
to vet her.

I'm used to sloppy
police work, detective Tutuola.

No, it's on me.

We just caught the case.

If it is a case.

What you may have here
is a disturbed female student

who willingly portrays
violent sex acts on film.

Well, it shouldn't matter.

She said she was raped.
We need to investigate that.

Don't preach, sergeant,
not with egg on your face.

My other concern is protocol.

Why was Hudson kept
out of the loop?

President Roberts had to hear
about this from a reporter.

Did she?

It's not our job
to notify Hudson.

And for the record, chief,

the student's R.A. called us,

because everybody knows
that campus security

pressures girls
into dropping charges.

It seems that Hudson University
is more concerned

with their Clery Act stats
than they are with rape.

Ah, so it's true.

The word upstairs is
you have an agenda.

It colors your perception.

Excuse me?

This is not the case
to embarrass Hudson

or the department with.

Pick your battles.

I didn't know anyone would see
those other videos.

My producer said
they were behind a paywall.

- That's not how it works.
- So you're dropping the case?

No, we're gonna continue
to investigate.

But moving forward,

you got to tell us everything,

your professional history,
your boyfriends,

the kinds of sex you've had,

anything that you've
gotten paid for.

I'm not a slut.

I didn't say that, but...

I can tell you that their
defense attorney will, so...

They raped me.

I didn't want it,

and I did not agree
to be filmed.

They think just
because I do porn,

they can do
whatever they want to me.

They can't.

But if you've left anything out,
tell me now.

Everything I did was legal.

I signed contracts.

I got paid.

And it felt good.

I mean, these guys,
they look right through me.

But they have no idea

what I am doing on set
with hot porn actors.

_

Over a dozen hardcore
rape fantasy videos,

and she thought
nobody would find out?

What was she thinking?

She's 18 years old.
She's all over the place.

And it doesn't help
that people are trying

to make her the poster child
for exploited sex workers.

There's a Twitter campaign.

And she's being pulled
in all different directions.

One minute, she's empowered.

The next minute,
she's ashamed.

She's hardly the only girl
to turn to sex work

or pornography to pay tuition.

Belle Knox, Tasha Reign...

I'm not making
a moral judgment,

but the video the boys made

mimics almost move-for-move
her first film.

I can't sell this to a jury.

Are you backing off of this

because of the heat
you're getting

from the mayor's office
over Hudson?

You know me better than that.

I thought I did.

Guys, we're all
on the same side here.

The real question is,
can you use rape shield

to keep her porn videos
out of the trial?

Depends on the judge.

I can file a motion
under section V,

but it's a catch-all.

Buchanan will fight it.

Buchanan is still
representing both boys?

Mmhmm.

Rollins, find out if both
families are splitting the bill.

You doing all right, Matt?

How much longer
is it going to be?

Yeah, well,
we just need your lawyer

to finish up with Daniel.

That's the problem
with sharing lawyers.

Somebody gets stuck.

You might want to use the John.

Once you go in that room...

Yeah, okay.

Come on, I'll walk with you.

It's over here.
Just down the hallway.

Huh, he looks comfortable.

You guys worked out
your defense together, right?

What do you mean?

I mean, you're both
paying for Buchanan.

Oh, no, that's right.

You're on scholarship, right?

Daniel's family's paying.
He and I are tight.

Okay.

- What?
- It's just that...

Maybe that's why he wanted
to go in before you.

Usually, whoever cuts the
first deal gets the best deal.

Hey, man, no, no,
don't get nervous.

But word to the wise,
if anything seems off,

don't let his lawyer
make you take the fall.

Come on.

Hey, Matt.

- So what did Dan say?
- The truth.

That girl wanted to make
a porn video with you two.

There was no rape.

I don't know;
She was crying.

She didn't cry
in the other videos.

Hey, sorry to keep you waiting.

We just went over the details
with Daniel and his lawyer.

We just need to confirm
the story with you.

We're ready.

Right, Matt?

Okay, Daniel said you
invited Evie to the party.

Is that right?

Yes.

And he said that you talked to
Evie about making the sex tape,

and she agreed,
but he had no idea about it.

That's also right,
isn't it, Matt?

He said that?

All right, good,
that clears Daniel.

Wait, wait, wait.
What do you mean?

Hold on here.

No, if he had no idea
about the rape,

then he's off the hook.

What?

They're playing you, Matt.

I need a moment alone
with my client.

It...

it wasn't my idea.

What?

That's not what Daniel told us.

He said that you showed him
her porn video

and suggested inviting her
to the party.

Well, yeah,
but he was the one who...

That's enough.
Stop speaking.

Why? Why?
You got Daniel off.

- That's why he went first?
- As your lawyer,

I am telling you
to stop speaking.

Well, then, you're not
my lawyer anymore.

You can fire me later,
but shut up now.

No, you're selling me out.

Daniel was the one laughing
like it was a game,

but she was crying.

She wouldn't stop.

I didn't get it
until Daniel told me, but...

Didn't get what,
that you raped that girl?

If I'm no longer your attorney,

you have the right to ask
for a court-appointed attorney.

You've been dismissed,
counselor.

Matt...

Just take a minute
and think about this.

Matt...

You know what happened.
Talk to us.

The whole thing
was Daniel's idea.

I... I'd never, never met
a porn star before.

He said that's how they acted.

I... I lied because
after we did her

and then she ran out,

Daniel told me that
I was guilty of rape,

that it was on video,

that we'd both go down
if I didn't lie

and say Evie wanted it.

At first, I didn't think
you could rape a girl like that.

I'm...

I'm sorry.

I'm...

I'm really, really sorry.

There we go.
Good boy.

Get him to write it down now.
I'm gonna call Barba.

Get a video crew up here
to record it.

Carisi...

Nice work.

Mr. and Mrs. Barnes,

we appreciate you
coming down to the city.

And I know that Evie
appreciates it too.

Yes, thank you, mom and dad.

Evie said this
is going to trial?

We have a very good case.
One of the boys confessed,

and he's made a deal.

He'll testify
against the other boy.

What is it you want from us?

Bob, please.

We were hoping
you would attend the trial.

Juries are more sympathetic

when they see a supportive
family in the gallery.

Oh.

Hold on.

You expect me to sit in a court

to show a jury
that I support her choices?

No, that's not happening.

- Bob, let's just hear them out.
- Hear what?

I don't condone this.

Mr. Barnes...

Your daughter was raped.

So whatever choices
she may have made in the past,

she didn't choose this.

My daughter...

In those videos.

That's not how we raised her.

- What were you thinking?
- Daddy, I'm sorry.

I told you we
shouldn't have come here.

Mr. Barnes...

Your daughter is a victim.

Do you know
what it's like upstate?

I can't go to church
or put gas in my truck

without people staring at me.

Did you think about us at all?

[Door slams]

This has been very hard
on your father.

I understand that you're upset,

but this has been very hard
on Evie as well.

Will you attend the trial?

Bob has dialysis;
I have to drive him.

I'll think about it.

Evie, please take care
of yourself.

I'm so sorry.

Evie, you okay?

They hate me.

They don't hate you.

It doesn't matter.
I don't need them.

I did nothing wrong,

and people need to hear that.

Ms. Barnes, we've seen
some images of you

that may be upsetting
and confusing.

Can you tell us
why you decided to work

in the adult film business?

I needed money
for college tuition.

And what I did was legal
and regulated.

So despite how it
may appear on screen,

you were never actually forced

to do anything
against your will.

No.

I followed a script.

I created a character
separate from myself.

And what happened on set
was an act.

The violence was not real.

Okay.

And how was that different

from what happened
with the defendant?

Daniel and Matt forced me.

The violence was real...
And painful.

I said no, and I meant no.

But they didn't stop.

They took turns raping me.

It was horrible,

and at no point did I consent.
I begged them to stop.

Can you tell us
about your decision

to testify here today?

I knew I would be opening
myself and my family up

to humiliation and judgment
from others,

to slut-shaming
and victim-blaming.

But I chose to send a message

that people who work
in adult entertainment

are still people,

just like anyone else.

And we do not deserve
to be subjected to assault.

Thank you, Ms. Barnes.

That was a terrific speech,
Ms. Barnes.

Now, can we come off
the soapbox for a moment

and go over the timeline?
Objection.

Mr. Buchanan,

I won't have that attitude
in my court.

Treat the witness with respect.

Of course, your honor.

Ms. Barnes, can you tell us

about your first
pornographic experience?

It was a casting couch
audition tape.

18 with a bang, yes?

Can you answer aloud
for the stenographer, please?

Yes.

And subsequently,
you starred as...

Roxxxanne... with triple-xs... Demay

in 12 additional videos.

Yes.

If you were doing
something legal,

why change your name?

I was creating a persona,
a fantasy.

A persona...

One who engaged
in multiple sex acts

with two men at a time

in 12 videos that are tagged
"rape fantasy."

Yes.

You didn't tell the police

that you had done
these other videos at first.

Why is that?

I hoped it would
remain private.

You hoped it would
remain private...

On the Internet.

You say this is your choice.

Let me ask, why did you choose
to make rape fantasy films?

The specialty genres pay more.

So this is about money.

I needed money
for my college tuition.

In this video...

And in the dozen
that you made after that,

you were thrown around,

slapped, verbally degraded,

and penetrated by two men

while screaming
and saying, "no."

That was acting.

Ah.

And in this video,

you were also thrown around,

slapped, verbally degraded,
and penetrated by two men

while screaming
and saying, "no."

Isn't that correct?

Yes, but I never said...

So the main objective
difference is,

in the 13 adult videos
you were paid,

but in this one, you weren't.

No, I did not want to be raped.

- I said no.
- You did, in all 14 videos.

So it would seem that...

"No" means "yes"
when you're getting paid,

but "no" means "no"
when you're not.

Objection.

I'll rephrase.

We have seen that you are
a very gifted actress.

How do expect these boys
or this jury

to know the difference?

I didn't want
what they did to me.

You say after the fact.

You didn't call the police
that night.

I'm curious.

Is the reason you cried rape

the next day
when the police showed up

because you were embarrassed

that you had been caught
in a compromising position?

Or was it because
these boys didn't pay you?

Again, your honor, objection.

Sustained.

Nothing further.

Oh, and, Ms. Barnes,

I'm sorry if it feels
like I was rough on you,

but that's what
I get paid to do.

The jury will disregard.

Mr. Buchanan,
I won't warn you again.

The worst is over.

So tomorrow you can
take it easy.

Let A.D.A. Barba do his job.

No, I want to be there
when Daniel testifies,

make him look at me.

You want us to walk you up?

No, I'm a big girl.

But thanks.

Night.

_

Daniel told me that we were
going to do a film with Evie

and that she was cool with it.

Even if she resisted,
that was part of the act.

- You believed him?
- I did.

But she was crying
the whole time,

and she ran out after.

That's when Daniel told me
that we'd actually raped her,

but that if anyone asked,
she wanted it.

Does that mean, in fact,
that Ms. Barnes

never consented
to have sex with you?

No.

The two of us raped her.

I feel sick about it.

I'm sorry, Evie.

Mr. Cooper,
is it true you took a plea deal

in exchange for your testimony?

Yes.

You were charged with
misdemeanor sexual assault.

You face, at a maximum,

one year in prison
or maybe no time at all,

instead of the 5 to 25
you were facing for rape I.

Is that the deal you made?

Yes.

At first, you thought the
entire encounter with Ms. Barnes

was consensual?

Daniel had told me it was.

And she had responded
the same way she did

in the 18 with a bang video
you had seen.

Was that part of it?

I guess.

And when the police
first talked to you,

you told them
that it was consensual.

But now that you're
a prosecution witness

with a generous deal,

you're calling it rape?

Does that sound accurate,
Mr. Cooper?

I guess, but that wasn't
when I...

You seem like
a thoughtful young man.

These days,
college is a confusing place

to experiment with sexuality.

This was your first threesome,

crossing lines
you'd never crossed.

Is there a question,
your honor,

or is counselor Buchanan
on his soapbox now?

Get to it, Mr. Buchanan.

Mr. Cooper...

If you weren't sure at the time
about what had happened,

and you have said under oath

that you didn't think
it was rape at first,

isn't it possible
that you're not sure, even now?

I don't know.

I mean, I guess,
but she says it was,

so I think that...

Well put.

Thank you.

Redirect, your honor?

I'll allow.

Mr. Cooper, yes or no:

Did you and the defendant
Daniel Pryor rape Evie Barnes?

Yes.

We did.

Thank you.

When Matt told me
Evie wanted to do a three-way,

I was flattered.

I had never even met
a porn star before.

In the bathroom, she was acting

just like she did
in the video we saw.

Although advised otherwise,

why have you chosen
to take the stand today?

I want to speak
for all falsely accused men.

People believe women by default,

but false accusations
destroy lives.

Seriously, I just...

I don't know why
this is happening to me.

Nothing further.

Did you ever ask Ms. Barnes

if she wanted
to have sex with you?

No, Matt did.

I trusted Matt.
Maybe that was my mistake.

Then all you actually
heard her say

was, "no," and, "stop,"

and you didn't.

She said, "no,"
all those other times

and still had sex, so...

Why would this be different?
We were filming a scene.

But she said, "no," correct?

Do you believe that any woman,
even a porn star,

can decline sex?

- Of course, I...
- So let's be clear.

Did Ms. Barnes say, "no"?

- She did.
- In fact, she cried.

She begged you to stop
repeatedly.

Isn't that correct?

- Well, yeah, but...
- You didn't stop, did you?

No.

Do you understand that
what you have just described

is the definition of rape?

Nothing further.

Members of the jury,
have you reached a verdict?

We have, your honor.

What say you?

On the charge of rape
in the first degree,

we find the defendant
Daniel Pryor guilty.

[Courtroom murmurs]

Congratulations.

- Thank you.
- Congratulations.

Ladies and gentlemen
of the jury,

the state of New York
thanks you for your service.

Mr. Pryor, you will remain
out on bail until sentencing.

Your honor,
I'd like to file a motion

to set aside this verdict.

So noted.

I'll reserve judgment
until sentencing.

[Gavel bangs]

What does that mean?

It's pro forma.

If the jury reaches a verdict,
judges don't overturn it.

Nice work.

Thank you.

Evie Barnes...

Yes?

You've been served.

What is that?

Oh, my God.

It's from the president's office
at Hudson.

I'm being expelled for violating
the code of conduct?

- No, they can't do that.
- They just did.

I have to move out
by the end of next week.

_

Sorry to keep you waiting.

I understand you needed
to see me right away?

Yes, I, uh,
I'm a little confused,

and I'm hoping that you can
clarify a matter on Evie Barnes.

Now, you're
the university president,

and you expelled a rape victim.

What about the rapists?

Pending his appeal,
Daniel may well be expelled too.

And Evie Barnes wasn't expelled

because she made
a rape accusation.

I want to be perfectly clear
about that.

I'm sure you do.

She blatantly violated
Hudson's code of conduct.

She chose to appear
in violent pornographic videos.

She even showed her student I.D.
In some of them.

Her presence on campus
is disruptive.

But the presence of rapists
is okay.

I have to tell you,

there have been
as many false accusations

as ones that have proved true.

There's bad judgment
on both sides.

Bad judgment on both sides.

I think we both know
that that's code

for victim-blaming.

Hudson University
is fully committed

to sexual violence prevention.

- Oh...
- We're planning a luncheon

early next week on the subject.

Well...

I look forward
to seeing the cake.

I understand your passion
on this subject,

and I promise you
that Hudson University,

NYPD, and the mayor's office
have always had

a mutually respectful
relationship.

Please don't hide
behind the mayor's skirt.

Look...

I'm asking you
to do the right thing,

for Evie's sake.

I'm sure that you
can find another way.

_

Daniel Pryor, please rise.

Before I speak to your
sentencing and other motions,

I understand you'd like
to make a statement.

Your honor,
I'd like to apologize

to my family and my school

for any embarrassment
I've caused them.

What happened that night
is something

my friend Matt, Evie, and I

will have to live with
for the rest of our lives.

I showed poor judgment.

And I know,
if given another chance,

I would never do anything
to dishonor another woman again.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I see genuine remorse here.

What I did not see
during the trial, however,

is behavior rising to the level

of the criminal charges
brought against you.

Excuse me, your honor?

I do not do this lightly.

Due to the lack
of sufficient evidence,

I accept the defense's motion

to set aside
the jury's guilty verdict.

What's he doing?

Your honor, this is an
outrageous abuse of your power.

Mr. Barba.

There is no basis
to overturn this conviction.

Her testimony,
the corroborator's testimony...

You don't need
to approach the bench.

Your honor, you are making
a factual determination.

That is the jury's job,
not yours!

Sit down, Mr. Barba.

Young lady...

I don't know if you desire

the recently popular status
of victimhood

or if this was a publicity stunt
to jumpstart your porn career,

but given the evidence,

there is no way to conclude
beyond reasonable doubt

that your "no" in this incident
truly meant "no."

I hope, going forward,
you find a way

to respect your body
and yourself.

No, I wasn't lying!

What you are doing
is giving men permission

to assault a woman
based on her sexual history.

You're setting the clock back
on rape law 50 years.

Last warning, Mr. Barba.

I will hold you in contempt.

I'm making an immediate motion
to appeal.

As is your prerogative.

Mr. Pryor, you are free to go.

- We'll win that case.
- Thank you.

How can a judge
overturn a verdict?

It's called "judgment
notwithstanding the verdict."

It's pretty uncommon,
but it does happen.

Yeah, it makes you wonder
what the point of a jury is.

- How's Evie?
- Not good.

Sergeant.

Chief.

My office?

Unless you want
your whole squad to hear this.

Let me guess.

You got a call from Hudson.

I did.

They want to know
why an SVU sergeant

is demanding
they reevaluate school policy.

Because they expelled
Evie Barnes,

which constitutes
victim-blaming.

It's egregious behavior.

That may be your opinion,
but it's their decision.

It has nothing to do with you,
SVU, or NYPD.

Stay out of
the president's office.

Does your concern
have anything to do

with the fact
that Hudson University

is New York City's
largest landlord?

Grow up, sergeant.

You are good at your job.

Stick to that.

If you want to change policy,

get into politics.

But the last time I checked...

You're a cop.

Yes, sir.

- Sergeant.
- What?

Evie's mom is here.

Evie never came home today,

and she's not answering
her cell.

And you checked her dorm room?

Her R.A. Let me in.

The door was covered
with graffiti:

"Slut," "whore."

She left her clothes,
her books, everything.

Her computer was open
on her desk.

[Click]

_

_

_

_

Okay, Mrs. Barnes.

Is there any place
that you can think of

where Evie may have gone?

She told me this summer

that she was spending time
with friends in New England.

New Hampshire?

Hey, we're looking
for Evie Barnes.

Who?

Roxxxanne Demay.
Is she here?

Relax, she's 18.
We're legal.

I know.
We just want to talk to her.

Evie.

What are you doing here?

Hey, your parents
are worried about you.

I'm fine. I'm just doing
what I do best.

You don't have to be here.
Can we take you home?

Where should I be?

At Hudson?

Try being a sweet co-ed again?

I already made that video.

At least here, when I say,
"stop," they stop.

There...
There are other schools.

Y-you went through all this

to get to college
in the first place.

Turned out great, didn't it?

Once you're Roxxxanne Demay,

you can't be Evie Barnes again.

Roxxxanne.

Roxxxanne!

We're ready.

You want to watch?

Watch.

Everyone else will.

- Evie...
- Amanda, walk away.

It's not our choice.

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