Jake Stanton was a retired football player who committed statutory rape with a child prostitute, claiming that he did not know her age.
History[]
During the 80s and the 90s, Stanton was one of the best quarterbacks of the NFL. In the late 80s, he married a woman named Georgia. After retiring from football, he began suffering from dementia caused by the many concussions suffered on the football field. In 2011, Stanton was arrested with seven others following the investigations around 14-year-old child prostitute Vicki Harris. During the interviews, his dementia became evident to the SVU. Georgia also revealed to Benson that they were broke and unable to hire a private attorney. A successful defense by Bayard Ellis, who agreed to represent Stanton pro bono, resulted in Stanton being acquitted for his actions as a result of his condition. Shortly afterwards, Stanton committed suicide outside the courtroom after stealing the gun of a police officer who wanted to take a selfie with him. (SVU: "Spiraling Down")