Nora Whitman is a teenager who was raped on the subway by Ricky Pinto and Sabo Santiago, members of a Bronx gang, BX9.
History[]
Nora was on vacation in New York with her family from Ohio. After touring a college for her sister, Amelia, the family got on the subway. On the train, Nora and her family were held hostage by four BX9 members. Nora was raped by both Ricky and Sabo and her father Robert was physically assaulted with a machete by another member, Sleep, and later died from his injuries in the hospital.
When Ricky and Sabo were arrested, Nora and her mother Christine were called in by the Special Victims Unit so Nora could identify her attackers. When she identified one of them, she had a panic attack and fled from the room but was comforted by Grace Muncy, who convinced her to keep going. After Nora identified both of her attackers, Nora and her family were taken to a hotel where they would have 24/7 police security protecting them until the trial began. (SVU: "The One You Feed")