Paulo Rocha is a professional soccer player who was a serial rapist.
Background[]
Rocha grew up with Antonio Campos, and they have been friends ever since. Rocha eventually became a talented soccer player and became famous, traveling across the world while hiring Campos as his manager. Basking in his fame, he took to pleasing himself with several women who threw themselves at him. With one encounter, it led to his divorce from his wife Simone, who he paid off to not lose his fortune. Rocha also raped several women over the years, paying them off in order to keep his reputation safe. In one rape, he conceived a son named Robbie with a reporter named Nellie Kramer in London. Upon learning of his existence, he threatened to take their son away if she talked. He also seduced and slept with Campos' underaged daughter in 2021, resulting in her mother finding out and him secretly paying them to keep quiet, unbeknownst to Campos.
Dead Ball[]
After Rocha raped Nellie again during an interview, she ran away and reported the assault to the Special Victims Unit, who looked into Rocha's history and discovered his pattern of crimes. After tracking twelve women's civil suits, Rocha and his lawyer threatened to file a complaint for harassment and Captain Benson told him that she would ensure he goes down. The detectives soon found that Rocha was paying off the Campos family. Much later, he was visited by Campos who told him of the cops coming to him. After talking for a while, Campos showed Paulo the envelope containing the bribe that he gave his wife, before revealing the cops told him about Paulos raping his daughter and paying off his family. Rocha tried to deny the accusations, but an angry Campos stated he is fully aware of the truth before Rocha admitted it while stating Marcia came onto him. This disgusted Campos, who attempted to attack him, but to no avail. Campos then walked out of the room while Paulo started insulting Marcia, and tauntingly stating Campos would be proud she went for a real man. Before long, Campos came back with a gun and threatened him.
Seeing Campos holding a gun, Rocha attempted to talk him down but quickly jumped for cover after the latter shot at him. SVU quickly rushed in the room, as Paulo begged them for help and watch Campos surrendered, stating he did not want to stoop to Paulo's level and voiced regret at not seeing him for the coward and monster he was. Rocha was arrested for his crimes, before being surprised that Campos wore a wire to incriminate him. Rocha was stripped of his career and found guilty of conspiracy and statutory rape. To avoid jail time, he took a deal for ten years of probation and registering as a sex offender. (SVU: "Dead Ball")