Mariska Hargitay of Law & Order: SVU, who portrays Olivia Benson, the fictional Special Victims Unit commanding officer in New York City, had a pivotal role in the investigation of “over 11,000” cases of sexual assault in Detroit, Michigan.
In an unexpected turn of events that will be discussed in the Thursday, August 15 edition of the news podcast “Dateline True Crime Weekly,” prosecutor Kym Worthy, who found over 11,000 untested rape kits stored on a shelf in a police evidence room, received financing from Hargitay, 60.
The podcast’s host, Canadian Dateline journalist Andrea Canning, revealed information about the upcoming edition on Tuesday, August 13 on the Today show. “Among these kits, they discovered 22 serial rapists… and someone has to come in to provide funding for this endeavor.
None other than Mariska Hargitay of Law & Order,” 51-year-old Canning remarked. She assisted them in raising the necessary funds, and as a result, the entire nation is being impacted. It is altering everything, including prosecutors’ offices and police departments.
The announcement was made seven months after Hargitay courageously shared her story of being sexually assaulted in a moving piece for People, which was released on January 10.
In the essay, Hargitay stated, “A man raped me in my thirties.” It was in no way sexual. It was about control and domination. dominating authority.” Hargitay revealed that “a friend” was who attacked her.
“I made every effort to escape it that I was aware of. I made an effort to be charming, funny, reasonable, and able to say no. He took hold of my arms and restrained me. I was frightened. The actress wrote, “I did not want it to escalate into violence.”
“I was afraid he would turn physically violent, but I realize now that it was already sexual violence.” I entered “freeze mode,” which is a typical trauma reaction when there is no way out. I removed myself from my body.
As Benson, a character she has portrayed since 1999, Hargitay has facilitated connections with a number of victims of sexual abuse. She also founded the Joyful Heart foundation in 2004 with the intention of “ending this violence forever, supporting survivors’ healing, and transforming society’s response to sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse.”
In April of this year, while filming sequences for Law & Order: SVU in New York, Hargitay was mistaken for a genuine police officer by a small kid, demonstrating how art still imitates life for her.
At the time, a witness claimed to People that a “little girl” in the Anne Loftus Playground in Fort Tryon Park had become separated from her mother and had “enlisted Hargitay for help.” According to reports, Hargitay took a 20-minute break from the show’s production to assist in finding the child’s mother and “console” them both.
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