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Edward Kofax

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Edward Kofax was a judge based in Manhattan, New York City.

He presided over several cases involving the Special Victims Unit, most notably the William Lewis case. (SVU: "Psycho/Therapist")

He was also the leader of a sex trafficking ring called The Dollhouse. (SVU: "Brothel")

History[]

His daugther, Delia, died at age 16 of a drug overdose. Kofax was a judge presiding over drug treatment court. In secret, though, he would funnel young ladies into his sex ring. One night, one of the ladies, Torie Meeks, was murdered by the folks running the ring. SVU found this out and made voice recordings of him talking about the ring's actions with the help of his colleague (and woman he was secretly having an affair with), Judge Elana Barth. Kofax was then arrested and claimed to SVU that he took care of the escorts like they were his daughters, hoping to atone for the traumatic death of his own daughter. (SVU: "Brothel")

Cases Tried[]

  • Granted the defense's motion to sever the charges relates to Lewis' crimes in Suffolk County, but allowed the prosecution to call Olivia Benson to the stand.
  • Granted Lewis' motion to represent himself, but ordered him to retain Martha Marron as his co-counsel, and threatened him with contempt if he badgered Detective Benson.
  • Ordered the jury to disregard Lewis' allegation of planted evidence.

Arraignments[]

  • Arraigned the defendant on $1 million bail.

Motions[]

  • Denied the prosecution's motion to introduce evidence of three unprosecuted rapes on the ground that their prejudicial value outweighed their probative value.

Appearances[]

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