The actress who plays the Porn Queen (Coco Austin) is married to Ice-T (Fin) in real life
With over 18 million people watching its original airing on May 18, 2004, this is the highest rated Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode ever.
In this episode, IAB Sergeant Ed Tucker reminds Detective Stabler about an incident four years earlier when he told the shrink that he
dreamed about killing perps. He is referring to the events in the first season finale Slaves (2000), after which Stabler is almost thrown out of
the unit.
Used elements of two real-life cases. In a 2000 Virginia case, a man's brain tumor was said to have caused him to molest his stepdaughter and act out in sexually inappropriate ways until the tumor was removed. The tumor began to grow back, which again changed the man's behavior, and again it was removed. His identity has not been revealed. The other case is that of of Mary Kay Letourneau, a then-33-year-old teacher in Washington, who made headlines in 1996 when it was discovered that she was pregnant with the child of her then-12-year-old student, Vili Fualaau. She was given six months in jail followed by three years of probation, and ordered to stay away from Fualaau. During her probation, she had sex with Fualaau and became pregnant again. She was arrested for violating the terms of her probation, and as a result, Letourneau was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in state prison. She gave birth to her sixth child (and second with Fualaau) while incarcerated. After Letourneau's release from prison in 2004, Fualaau, then age 21, filed a motion in court, requesting a reversal of the no-contact order against Letourneau. A few days later the request was granted. Letourneau and Fualaau were married on May 20, 2005 in the city of Woodinville, Washington in a ceremony at the Columbia Winery.
"Stephanie's Law" is mentioned by Stabler. It is the nickname given to new laws passed at the Federal level, and in many states including New York, in 2004 that outlawed the recording of a person without their consent while in an area where they have a reasonable expectation of privacy. It led to the creation of four new criminal charges in New York:
Unlawful Surveillance in the second degree, which is when a person records an image or video of another person undressing or of their sexual/intimate parts for personal or sexual gratification or for profit without that person's consent. It is a class E felony and carries a sentence of 5 years probation or up to four years in prison.
The second is Unlawful Surveillance in the first degree, which is charged when someone has previously been convicted of Unlawful Surveillance in the second degree within the previous 10 years. It is a class D felony and carries a sentence of at least 2 years in prison and a maximum of 7 years.
The third is Dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image in the second degree, which is charged when a person publishes or transmits a image or video he or she knows was recorded unlawfully. It is a class A misdemeanor and carries a fine of $1,000 and up to one year in jail.
The fourth criminal charge created is Dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image in the first degree, which is charged when a person sells an image or video he or she knows was obtained unlawfully for the purpose of profit; it is also charged when a person commits the crime of Dissemination of an unlawful image in the second degree and has been previously convicted of that crime within the previous 10 years. It is a class E felony.
Unlawful Surveillance in the second degree, which is when a person records an image or video of another person undressing or of their sexual/intimate parts for personal or sexual gratification or for profit without that person's consent. It is a class E felony and carries a sentence of 5 years probation or up to four years in prison.
The second is Unlawful Surveillance in the first degree, which is charged when someone has previously been convicted of Unlawful Surveillance in the second degree within the previous 10 years. It is a class D felony and carries a sentence of at least 2 years in prison and a maximum of 7 years.
The third is Dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image in the second degree, which is charged when a person publishes or transmits a image or video he or she knows was recorded unlawfully. It is a class A misdemeanor and carries a fine of $1,000 and up to one year in jail.
The fourth criminal charge created is Dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image in the first degree, which is charged when a person sells an image or video he or she knows was obtained unlawfully for the purpose of profit; it is also charged when a person commits the crime of Dissemination of an unlawful image in the second degree and has been previously convicted of that crime within the previous 10 years. It is a class E felony.