Phil Diaz was the boyfriend of fighter, Tommy Baker, who was brutally assaulted by Ricky Nowak.
History[]
While Tommy was still married to his best friend Chrissy Baker, Phil was involved with Tommy while Chrissy was involved with Ricky Nowak. Phil found out that Ricky was using Chrissy for money and started getting greedy. When Phil went to meet with Tommy, Ricky ambushed them and threw a heavy weight at the back of Tommy's head, knocking him out and nearly killing him. Ricky told Phil that Tommy was deceased, and they both staged the crime scene to make it look like Tommy was sexually assaulted. After Tommy was found, Phil went to the chapel at the hospital where the detectives questioned him.
Later, after Ricky was arrested, Ricky blamed the entire assault on Phil and Chrissy. Phil was interrogated in the chapel by Olivia Benson and Tutuola and told them the entire story that he was told to clean up the gym and make it look like nothing happened. Benson claimed that Tommy was about to come out of the closet to make it easier for people to come out, but Phil made it harder. However, she does allow Phil to have a light sentence in exchange for his testimony against Ricky. (SVU: "Tommy Baker's Hardest Fight")