Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

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.

- There's a crease in my collar.

- Nobody can tell, Josh. - Think my eyebrows

are too bushy? - I cannot believe somebody's

actually marrying you.

- Ah, man. Who is calling me today?

Unknown caller.

It's probably one of those Chinese robo-calls.

- Or it's a patient. Here, give me my phone.

- No--Hey-- - You know, for a shrink

you're incredibly uptight. - You wanna talk issues, Alan?

Come on, come on. - Ah, we promised Lana,

no patient phone calls today. - What are you guys,

12 years old?

- Can they kick you out of church on your wedding day?

- Beth has weed. - For later.

I am getting married today.

Whoo!

And if I'm lucky, pregnant tonight.

- Well, cheers to that. -

- Marriage is to be entered into reverently,

deliberately,

in accordance with the purpose for which

it was instituted by God.

If anyone assembled here has just cause

why this man and this woman should not be joined together,

speak now or forever hold your peace.

I do.

And I have a good reason.

Josh, who is that?

Dr. Hensley raped me.

all:

Excuse me, Father.

- I didn't know what else to do.

- You did the right thing by calling us.

Everyone's inside.

But I have to tell you, it's not pretty.

The wedding party is over there on the right.

Miss Bennett is over here.

Hi, I'm Lieutenant Benson.

- I am so sorry. I was just trying to help.

Every heard of a phone?

I'm Detective Carisi.

Now, you gotta be the groom, right?

- Yes, yeah. - Let's go someplace

and straighten this all out.

- I'm not leaving my wife. - She's not your wife yet!

- Take my advice, you don't wanna be here right now.

- Oh, my God. Lana.

Lana, I love you, okay? I love you!

- Why don't we go someplace where we can talk more quietly?

- Lana, one day you're gonna thank me for this.

- Do not speak to her! - Hey, excuse me.

Back up, please, both of you. Let's go.

- I just wanted somebody to know.

Well, now everyone does.

- Why don't we start from the beginning?

How did you even meet Josh Hensley?

He was my therapist.

I went to see him three months ago

after my mom passed away.

- Oh, I'm so sorry to hear about your mother.

- And when was that appointment?

It was December 11th.

You know, I just wanted somebody to talk to.

- Well, we certainly understand how difficult this could be.

- How many times had you seen him before the incident?

I mean, never.

It was my first time going to therapy.

I didn't even know what to expect.

- Okay. So, what time did you arrive?

- Well, it was after work, so...6:15.

- Okay, was anybody else there?

There were--I mean, there were a lot of

other doctors in the medical suite where he worked.

I made the appointment with the receptionist on the phone,

but by the time I got there she must've gone home.

Okay, so what happened?

- Well, he was just really nice at first.

He was professional.

And I gave him, you know, my history.

I'm an only child, my father left when I was a kid.

And I just missed my mom so much that I started to cry.

And that's when Dr. Hensley came and sat

on the couch next to me.

And he asked if he could give me a hug.

He said that it was normal. - It's not.

- And he gave me hug, and he stroked my hair.

And I knew that it was inappropriate,

but I was too afraid to challenge him.

Okay.

- And that's when he pushed me back,

he put his hand up my skirt, he pulled down my underwear,

and that is when I told him to stop, but he didn't listen.

He just forced himself inside of me.

And I laid there like a ragdoll while he finished.

- I cannot believe that I am here with a detective

on my wedding day.

What's this woman's name?

- Kitty Bennett. - I have no idea who that is.

- So this is a case of mistaken identity?

- I don't know, but I sure as hell didn't rape her.

All right, so she's lying?

You tell me.

All I know is she just ruined the best day of my life.

- Did you tell anyone about the rape,

a friend, a family member,

a co-worker, anyone at all?

No.

I mean, I was just too ashamed.

I thought that nobody would believe me.

- So what did you do the next day?

- I called in sick at the ad agency where I worked.

But I missed so much time because of this,

they've let me go.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

- Did you have any contact with Dr. Hensley

after he sexually assaulted you?

Any phone calls or emails?

And it's okay if you did.

- How did you know he was getting married today?

Instagram.

I started to look at his photos.

I know that it's crazy, right?

- Well, it's normal to be curious

after something like this happens.

- I mean, I never thought that the police

would be getting involved.

- But you did want people to know that he had raped you.

- I guess I wanted him to be punished.

You know, to be humiliated like I was.

- You know, I gotta talk to Lana.

You know, I gotta make sure that she's okay.

- Well, I can tell you that she's not okay.

And everybody's gone, okay?

- Hey, Kitty Bennett says that she is a patient of yours.

What?

- She came to see you in December after her mom died.

- Well, clearly, she's not well because that never happened.

- All right, well, let me tell you

what's gonna happen next, okay?

We're gonna go to your office, we're gonna comb through

your appointment book, all your files.

And if Kitty was ever a patient of yours,

we're gonna figure that out.

Great, let's go right now.

Because there's no file, there's no billing record.

I mean, whatever's gonna make this nightmare go away.

- Help us understand why this woman is accusing you.

I wish that I knew.

- Maybe it wasn't a rape, maybe it was a fling,

you know, like you guys do before you get married.

- I have never cheated on Lana, ever.

I mean, this is gonna destroy me, you understand?

You gotta help me.

- I mean, Kitty is exhibiting all the guilt

and the self-loathing typical of rape victims.

- And Hensley swears that he never saw her in his life.

Do you believe him, Carisi?

- I mean he's adamant, I'll give him that.

- Well, so far, Kitty's story checks out.

Dr. Hensley did post a photo of his rehearsal dinner

on his Instagram page.

So, can we confirm this

therapy appointment in December?

- Chelsea Medical opens up at 7:00 a.m. on Monday.

Perfect.

Chelsea Medical.

Dr. Young...one second.

- Uh--uh, Friday at 10:00 for a chemical peel.

Great, we'll see you then.

- Hi. We're from SVU.

We just need to confirm an appointment

of Dr. Hensley's;

December 11th, at 6:15, a patient named Kitty Bennett.

- Dr. Hensley's on his honeymoon.

- Right, we just need to take a look at

his appointment book, though.

If it's not too much trouble.

Isn't that a HIPAA violation?

- No, we don't need to see any medical records

or anything, so it's good.

Okay.

For December 11th?

- Mm-hmm. - That's right.

Hmm...

There was no appointment for 6:15 that day.

- Okay, these are written in pencil?

So is it possible that somebody could have

erased the appointment?

- If a patient cancels or changes the date.

- Okay. - All right, thank you.