 DiStasio quickly hires lawyer Marvin Exley ( Ron Rifkin ) and claims diplomatic immunity . After Deng positively identifies DiStasio from the lineup , Tutuola and Benson take him to Dr. Warner 's ( Tamara <unk> ) office for a forensic exam . The results confirm that his DNA matches that recovered from the crime scene . Benson and Assistant District Attorney Alexandra Cabot ( Stephanie March ) then warn Deng that DiStasio 's defense team will claim in court that she fabricated the accusation for monetary reasons and ask her if she has been completely truthful ; she replies that she has been . Later , the police and prosecution learn of a tape recording of Deng in which she admits that she could get a lot of money from DiStasio for assaulting her , weakening her credibility . However , Deng does not retract her accusation and insists that she was raped by DiStasio . 
