Naomi Hayes is an arsonist and a rape victim.
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After Naomi gets partnered with Todd, Naomi performs at the debate where she gets praised by her parents and teachers. However, after Todd and the other boys harass her, she ends up attacking a school bus and lighting it on fire. Benson then gets a call about Naomi and that she was arrested for exploding the bus, but the cop thinks she was sexually assaulted. Benson sends Velasco and Churlish to talk to the parents while she takes Muncy to talk to Naomi.
Whilst questioning Naomi, Naomi becomes rude towards them and claims not to know why she set the bus on fire. Benson and Muncy continuously try to establish a rapport with Naomi and they notice that she has scars on her arms like she had been cutting herself. Naomi admits that she was raped, but claims that she said too much. Benson then tells Amber that Naomi is being released on the arson charge; however, Benson wants her to get a rape kit done before she goes home.
After the cops find footage of the debate team coaches having sex with Naomi, Benson and the team show Naomi the footage. Naomi then claims that her mother expects her to be perfect, but Benson asks how this all started. Naomi goes back to the beginning where she tells Benson the story about the rape and that Helene and Parker raped her. After questioning the coaches, Carisi claims that he needs to know if Naomi isn't hiding parts of her story. At the trial, Naomi ends up testifying about the rape and recognizes Colin.
Later, Benson talks to Naomi and tells her that she wants Naomi to put herself first and doesn't want her to give up her passions. Naomi then tells Benson that she loves debating, but wants to do what is right like Benson and Carisi do. Naomi leaves and Carisi tells Benson that he's going home to Rollins. (SVU: "Debatable")