Jenna Scott was a woman who subjected her best friend, Zoe Greene, to sexual acts against her will.
Background[]
Jenna and Zoe went to college together, becoming best friends as a result. They remained friends for over a decade, even after both went onto marry and Jenna went to have a family of her own with a man named Richard. Unknown to Zoe and Richard, Jenna harbored feelings for Zoe after their years of sexually experimenting but kept them to herself. Both she and Zoe made plans to raise their kids together, but this would come to a halt once Zoe lost her husband Brian to a brain aneurysm, she was overcome with grief and moved in with the Scott family who gladly welcomed her in this time.
The Presence of Absence[]
Zoe decided to get back in the dating world by making a dating profile and Scott fully supported her. Secretly, Jenna decided to act on her fantasies and help by setting up her own profile under the guise of a man named Klaus and found Zoe's profile, leading to them being match. To prevent Zoe from finding out, Jenna would have her meet up in a dark hotel room and disguised her voice. They would have bondage sexual encounters for over a month, with Zoe never the wiser and being happy to move on. When Zoe voiced a desire to have kids, Scott decided to help by secretly obtaining a sperm sample from Cooper, Brian's nephew who she knew was a donor and chose him because of his similarities to Brian, planning to inseminate Zoe. They met again but Jenna became rougher on Zoe, even disregarding their safe word, resulting in her raping her friend before leaving her shaken. Unaware of the truth, Zoe promptly called Scott who took her to SVU precinct, pretending to be a grief-stricken friend.
Realizing the cops might close in, Jenna decided to meet Zoe again as Klaus to reveal the truth before fleeing the country afterwards. This allowed SVU to set up a sting in a hotel room, where Zoe met with Klaus again. Once Klaus entered the room, the detectives moved in, resulting in Klaus being unmasked as Scott. The frantic Scott tried to explain herself to the stunned Zoe before she was taken away. When interrogated, she defended her actions by stating she was trying to help her friend be happy with a companion and intended to give her a family. Her story left the detectives disturbed at her manipulations. Due to the complexity of the situation, A.D.A Carisi was willing to offer a deal but Jenna's lawyer Minonna Efron refused and demanded this be taken to trial. Jenna's husband initially stood by her through the trial.
In court, Jenna watched Zoe testify against her, even getting upset when the latter cut off their friendship because of the betrayal. Her lawyer brought up the notion that Zoe knew it was her the whole time and brought up discrepancies in her accusations by revealing the two had sex in college several times. This revelation stunned her husband while Efron tried to make it seem Zoe was sexually experimenting and too ashamed. Zoe was devastated by Scott's actions, telling the detectives she didn't think much of the events. However, A.D.A Carisi came up with a strategy to break Scott's defense by turning off the lights to identify Zoe in the dark like she said Zoe knew it was her in the dark. Scott believed the person to be Zoe, but it turned out to be her husband who was devastated by her infidelities. Jenna's inability to recognize her own husband destroyed her defense. Jenna showed some remorse when talking to Richard, stating that she was bored with their routine and wanted excitement. Afterwards, Scott was horrified that she was found guilty of sexual abuse. Carisi noted that she was found guilty of a misdemeanor and will likely be imprisoned for a year. However, Zoe was concerned about the Scott family and recommended that she get probation. (SVU: "The Presence of Absence")