[s1e18] Chat Room ✓

Christopher Meloni (Stabler), Mariska Hargitay (Benson), Richard Belzer (Munch), Dann Florek (Cragen), and Michelle Hurd (Jeffries)

Paz de la Huerta as Karen Raye and Reed Birney as Harry Waters (The Yachtsman) Writers: Roger Garrett and Wendy West Director: Richard Dobbs Themes and Historical Context Chat Room - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - ‎Apple TV [S1E18] Chat Room

The investigation takes a darker turn when Karen's online activities lead the squad into an internet chat room frequented by pedophiles. The detectives set up a sting operation to catch a prominent predator known as "The Yachtsman" (guest star Reed Birney). The case highlights the early challenges of prosecuting crimes in cyberspace and features a jurisdictional clash when the FBI's own secret sting operation is nearly compromised by the local police investigation. Original Air Date: April 14, 2000 Original Air Date: April 14, 2000 The episode

The episode begins with 16-year-old Karen Raye claiming she was raped on a street corner. However, Detectives Benson and Stabler soon discover she fabricated the story to hide a consensual relationship with her 21-year-old boyfriend from her mother. Original Air Date: April 14