Kinga Piersiak

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.

A young Barack Obama forges his identity while dealing with race, divergent cultures and ordinary life as a New York City college student.

Gilby finds himself in a tangled web of lies when the truth proves to be too much to admit and even harder to accept.

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.