Erin Fogarty is a friend of teenage rape victim Clare Wilson.
History[]
Erin knew Clare from when they were kids in Maine, as Erin's younger sister was Clare's friend. Erin moved to Manhattan, with Clare eventually arriving as well after running away from home. While Clare was staying in Covenant House, she and Erin reconnected. Erin was heartbroken for her situation, which had started with Clare's mother's boyfriend sexually abusing her, which caused her to get kicked out of the house.
Erin gave Clare her license and got a new one, hoping Clare would maybe by a drink to calm her nerves. Instead, Clare was identified as Erin with the license when she was raped by Bobby Masconi. When Clare fled the hospital, Erin was tracked at the Manhattan Ice Rink, obviously not fitting Clare's fake license. She told the detectives what happened, and Clare was tracked to her barely-built apartment. Her life was narrowly saved from an overdose of sleeping pills, and she was later instrumental in getting Masconi and numerous other conspirators arrested. (SVU: "Jersey Breakdown")