Christian Garland

Deputy Chief Christian Garland is the deputy chief of the Manhattan SVU, replacing William Dodds. 
== History ==
Garland was first introduced in the episode "Down Low In Hell's Kitchen". To make an impression on the detectives, he went undercover to catch a serial rapist targeting gay men at gay bars. Garland spotted the protests from pro-life and pro-choice activists after a rape victim, Evangeline Miller, planned on aborting her unborn baby after finding out that her stepfather (her rapist) is the father. Garland helped the Special Victims Unit catch a predator after a young woman was found sexually assaulted and drugged. He referred to cult leader and drug dealer, Julius Adler, as a false prophet and expressed his anger towards him. After arresting pedophile Steve Getz and his attorney Peter Abrams for blackmail, Getz and Abrams threatened Garland. Garland didn't show any sign of backing down and firmly told Steve and Peter that they will be charged. 
When an ICE Agent is arrested on rape charges, Garland assisted the Special Victims Unit in investigating the case alongside Sgt. Hasim Khaldun. After his reverend Delman Chase was arrested on statutory rape and embezzlement charges, Garland was melancholy when the reverend expressed hatred towards him in the media. When Chase was convicted and imprisoned for his actions, Garland payed him a visit in prison but Chase acted psychotic. Chase claimed the Lord was testing him and placed him in prison to help fellow prisoners follow the Lord. Garland left him to serve his sentence behind bars with tears coming down his eyes. 
Garland met Counsellor Rafael Barba who was defending a military veteran who murdered his daughter's foster father, Ajay Sharma, after he found out that Sharma was raping her. Garland told Barba that he was pleased to meet him. After Judge Charles Gallagher was accused of sexual assault, Garland was threatened by him about coming forward on the rape and corruption allegations. Garland teamed up with Benson and Lieutenant Carolyn Barek from the Bronx SVU to track down a vicious serial rapist who had struck in both Manhattan and the Bronx. When the rapist was revealed to be Sergeant Ari Moldovan from Barek's unit, Garland and Benson comforted Barek who didn't know if she could continue with her job.
When Kathy Stabler was severely injured in a car bombing, Garland warned Benson not to allow her former partner, Detective Elliot Stabler, to get involved in the case or interrogate a suspect. He later showed and expressed his annoyance towards Stabler to Benson after Benson allowed Stabler to interrogate a suspect in which Stabler went rogue. Garland told Benson that it would not happen again and Benson understood. After Kathy ultimately died from a spleen rupture caused by her injuries, Garland notified Benson that SVU was no longer working the case which annoyed Benson.
=== On OC ===
Garland was later seen in the Law & Order: Organized Crime episode "An Inferior Product" at IAB after Benson and Stabler wired up a drug dealer and sent him undercover which caused him to be shot to death. Garland later attended a meeting with Sgt. Ayanna Bell, Terrence Bryant and Chief Charlene Williams about Bell's career after she filed a lawsuit against the NYPD due to her nephew being brutalised by cops. 
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