"[I]t’s worth knowing: some survivors have spoken about what it’s like seeing these detectives valorized on tv, with one saying, Law & Order: SVU gave me the false impression that this squad cared deeply about victims and their jobs, and another saying, “if I had a dollar for every time I heard, ‘this can’t be true. Olivia Benson would never let this happen!’ I would have enough to cover my hospital bills and therapy for my trauma.” And you should know: even the real-world version of the tenacious, uncompromising Olivia Benson, and the show’s tough ADA, Alexandra Cabot, has a significant asterisk, because a major inspiration for both characters is Linda Fairstein, the woman infamous for prosecuting the Central Park Five, or as they’re now known, the Exonerated Five."