Mariska Hargitay in the series “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” plays Olivia Benson, a detective solving sex cases with other investigators. The actress has been present in the series since the first episode – she has been “solving” criminal mysteries in New York for almost 25 years. It is difficult for viewers to separate her private life from her professional one, but it turns out that Hargitay herself is not in a hurry to draw a very clear line between these two issues. However, she does not brag about her actions publicly – others do it for her.
The “Law & Order” actress helped solve dozens of criminal cases
The guest of the morning NBC program “Today” was Andrea Canning, who talked about her series on criminal cases from all over the United States. The journalist revealed that the heroines of one episode will be prosecutor Kym Worthy from Detroit and Mariska Hargitay, an actress. This unusual combination is the result of the actions of the actress, who responded to the prosecutor’s appeal.
Worthy in 2009 took on the issue of more than 11,000 samples taken from rape victims in the region over the previous 20 years. The samples sat in police warehouses for years because the police couldn’t afford to send them all for testing and identification. As a result, several thousand rapists were walking free – the evidence against them was sitting in storage. Kym Worthy began to apply for public funds, but it was not easy. Detroit was on the verge of bankruptcy. Mariska Hargitay found out about the case then.
The actress, who had already been “solving” similar cases on TV for years, decided to use her own popularity and face to collect private funds needed by the prosecutor. The samples eventually made it to the laboratories. As a result, several thousand cases were solved, and as a result of the proceedings, 22 serial rapists were arrested. Andrea Canning, who spoke about the case, noted that the actions had an effect throughout the country.
Mariska Hargitay was a victim of sexual assault herself
The actress, who fights against sex offenders on screen (and, as it turns out, not only), has a painful experience of her own. Earlier this year, she revealed that she was a victim of rape, which took place in the 90s. The perpetrator was an acquaintance of the woman.
Hargitay has been channeling her own painful experiences and huge popularity into social projects. Her Joyful Heart Foundation works for victims of domestic and sexual violence against adults and children. She also spoke about the case of helping a Detroit prosecutor in the HBO documentary “I Am Evidence”. “This is the clearest and most shocking demonstration of how we treat these types of cases in our country,” she said.
Source: Gazeta
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