Jade Spear

Lin and his best friend sneak into his mom’s Chinese restaurant to pirate DVDs—until his high school crush walks in, forcing him to choose between friend, family, and love.

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.