Dale Pennington is a man who, along with his daughter Darla, kidnapped Ella Burton and forced her to be his wife.
History[]
Dale's wife left him and his daughter Darla when the latter was younger. Dale fell into a drunk stupor and would often sleep off his episodes whenever he stopped driving.
After one such instance, he spotted Ella Burton swimming with her parents Pam and Kevin while on holiday. Holding a pedophilic lust to her, he instructed his daughter Darla to invite her to play with her, hoping to kidnap Ella and make her his wife. Darla followed her father's instructions and took Ella to him. He subsequently kidnapped her and took her back home. He then beat her up so badly that a frightened Darla fled, believing he had killed Ella.
After an investigation regarding Ella's abduction and presumed murder was opened by the Special Victims Unit, Detectives Benson and Stabler were led by Darla to Dale, who threatened them with a gun. He was soon arrested, just as Benson and Stabler found Ella, who had been watching.
Dale was ultimately imprisoned for kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment, child molestation, and assault. (SVU: "Locum")