[s4e21]: Fallacy

The episode guest stars Katherine Moennig as Cheryl Avery, a transgender woman who is arrested for the murder of a man who tried to sexually assault her. The investigation quickly shifts from the act of violence itself to the "revelation" of Cheryl's birth sex.

The lack of intervention by the detectives when Cheryl is groped by her boyfriend is frequently cited by fans on Reddit's SVU community as one of the show's most ethical failures. [S4E21] Fallacy

Cheryl’s boyfriend, Eddie, is unaware of her transition. In a particularly disturbing scene, detectives allow Eddie to barge into an interrogation and physically assault Cheryl to "verify" her sex. The episode guest stars Katherine Moennig as Cheryl