Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Can't Be Held Accountable (2019)

Rocco Sisto: Judge Ellery

Quotes 

• Detective Frank Bucci : Your Honor, lock this predator up and throw away the key. I pray what he did to my daughters, he doesn't do to anyone else.

  Judge Ellery : Thank you, Mr. Bucci, for your moving words. That being said, many aspects of this case give me pause. The defendant had no way of knowing Ivy Bucci's age. She provided a fake ID.

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : Ignorance of age is no excuse under the law, Your Honor.

  Judge Ellery : She was paid thousands of dollars, along with being gifted cell phones, designer clothing, an Uber account...

  Vanessa Hadid : Your Honor, we've agreed to a plea.

  Judge Ellery : And I'm revisiting that plea. After reviewing the case file, I don't see criminal sexual acts here.

  Olivia Benson : [watching from the gallery]  Oh, my god.

  Judge Ellery : I see consensual sexual activity.

  Dominick Carisi Jr. : Again, Your Honor, she's under the age of consent.

  Detective Frank Bucci : What? She's just a kid, Your Honor. He raped her!

  Amanda Rollins : [quietly]  Frank.

  Judge Ellery : Enough, Mr. Bucci. I don't want to hold you in contempt. This girl made her own choice. If a 15-year-old has the constitutional right to an abortion without parental approval, how should she not also have the constitutional right to consensual sex? I'm dismissing the top charges of rape and forcible touching. The case can move forward on the prostitution charge.

  Counselor Peter Abrams : We plead guilty to that Your Honor.

  Vanessa Hadid : The D.A.'s office strongly objects.

  Judge Ellery : And your objection is on the record. Mr. Getz, I sentence you to time served. You're free to go.