In this SVU ep an elderly piano teacher is abusing his pupils. The abuse has been going on for years and he has touched multiple children. I found this episode really creepy because the piano teacher had no remorse for his actions. He believes that his tutoring saved all the pupils from the areas that they lived in. His pupils lived in the poorer, crime ridden parts of New York. He believed that without him they would have been involved with drugs, violence, gangs, and/or the police. He preyed on all his pupils and they wouldn't come forward because of the support and success he brought them. Many of the residents in the neighbourhood won't speak against him, testify or say anything unkind about him.
He has a popular, unblemished reputation but none of the people that have crossed his path have seen the monster he is underneath. In his house the squad find videotapes with signs of the abuse on them. Later in the ep Munch and Stabler discover that an abused pupil of his was abusing other younger pupils. He forced the older pupil to touch younger pupils while he witnessed the abuse. Stabler and Munch are apalled and the case really hits home for Stabler because he has children. Munch is also deeply disturbed by the case as he has to watch many of the tapes from the perp's house by himself.
This is a brilliant episode showing how disturbed pedophiles are. The older pupil from one of the tapes ends up testifying against the piano teacher. He is sentenced to over 100 years in jail without parole. The pupil decides to face the music and have himself punished for his crimes. He was influenced to touch those children but in the end it was his choice to hurt them. He'd rather be behind bars safe, instead of a danger to children. He redeems his soul by atoning for his sins.
He has a popular, unblemished reputation but none of the people that have crossed his path have seen the monster he is underneath. In his house the squad find videotapes with signs of the abuse on them. Later in the ep Munch and Stabler discover that an abused pupil of his was abusing other younger pupils. He forced the older pupil to touch younger pupils while he witnessed the abuse. Stabler and Munch are apalled and the case really hits home for Stabler because he has children. Munch is also deeply disturbed by the case as he has to watch many of the tapes from the perp's house by himself.
This is a brilliant episode showing how disturbed pedophiles are. The older pupil from one of the tapes ends up testifying against the piano teacher. He is sentenced to over 100 years in jail without parole. The pupil decides to face the music and have himself punished for his crimes. He was influenced to touch those children but in the end it was his choice to hurt them. He'd rather be behind bars safe, instead of a danger to children. He redeems his soul by atoning for his sins.