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George Zane is a sexual predator who has repeatedly raped his niece Gia, since she was a child.

History[]

After the SVU detectives are asked to investigate a witness claim and their interviews lead them to a frequent patient named Gia Eskas, but Gia denies that she was attacked even though her rape kit indicates a history of sodomy. Detectives Benson and Rollins talk to Gia's mother Diane, who claims that Gia has been making false rape accusations since she was 12 years old. Eventually, the detectives are able to get Gia to admit that her uncle has been raping her for ten years. Once the detectives verify that Gia's uncle George disguised himself as a doctor to get access to Gia, he is arrested.

George claims that his relationship with Gia is consensual and they didn't have sex until she was 17 years old. Upon searching his and his wife's Bella (Gia's mother's sister) house, Benson and Rollins find nude pictures of Gia when she was 14 years old kept in a box. This confirmed to SVU that George has preyed on Gia since she was young. It is also implied Bella always knew of the rapes and covered for him, as evidenced by her running out when the truth was revealed. Meanwhile, a distraught Diane realized her brother-in-law was the main cause of Gia's issues and broke down at not believing Gia. This substantial evidence was enough to convict George of multiple counts of rape going back ten years and send him to prison for life as he was charged with 25 years on each count. (SVU: "Educated Guess")

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