Harold Coyle is a news reporter and a serial rapist.
History[]
An experienced news reporter, Coyle used his career as an opportunity to rape women he worked with, including Heidi Sorenson. Each woman would be threatened with a video recording of the rape being released if they told anyone. One woman, Amy James, killed herself, leaving behind her husband Mark. One day, while Heidi and her co-anchor George were interviewing Lieutenant Benson and a rape victim on TV, Heidi became triggered by George's comforting comments. When he was off the air, Heidi confided in Olivia, telling her that Coyle raped her.
Coyle's actions were investigated, and once Coyle discovered this, he manipulated several women to turn on Heidi, calling her a slut and a liar, which caused her to lose her job. Eventually, the Special Victims Unit was able to convince several other victims to come forward about being assaulted. Eventually, after they finally got evidence of Coyle raping women on tape, Coyle was charged and later imprisoned on a plea deal. (SVU: "The Newsroom")