<P> In the episode "Paranoia", Benson described how, despite the difficulty she faced in dealing with a two - year - old female rape victim on her second case, Karen Smythe (Khandi Alexander), who trained her, praised her for displaying a talent in dealing with victims . Benson herself is a child of her mother's rape . Her mother's rapist later committed suicide . Benson's mother Serena (Elizabeth Ashley), an English professor, was an alcoholic who emotionally and physically abused Olivia . In the season 2 episode "Taken", Serena Benson dies falling down a flight of subway stairs outside the entrance to a bar . In a later episode, "Intoxicated", Olivia mentions being engaged briefly when she was 16 to one of her mother's students; when her mother found out, she broke a bottle of vodka and went after Olivia with it . Olivia fought back, kicked her mother twice, and ran out of the house . </P> <P> Benson is a graduate of Siena College . While there, she held a membership in a sorority . In addition to English, Benson speaks Italian, some Spanish and French, and is able to read the Miranda warnings in at least two other languages . She owns a black 1965 Ford Mustang convertible but rarely drives it . </P> <P> She has a younger half - brother named Simon Marsden (Michael Weston). Simon, whom she found by illegally running her DNA through the system, was thought to be a rapist . However, his name was cleared after it is revealed that he was framed by Captain Julia Millfield (Kim Delaney). </P> <P> Benson's life is further complicated when she is named the legal guardian of a young boy named Calvin Arliss (Charlie Tahan). Calvin's mother, Vivian (Maria Bello), abandons him and flees when Benson's investigation uncovers that Vivian (also a child of rape) may have killed her mother's rapist . Vivian names Benson as Calvin's legal guardian . Calvin lives with her for a while, until she finds Vivian and her lover Sara have relapsed into drug use . Sara confesses to murdering Vivian's father and is then shot dead . Vivian revokes Benson's parental rights and sends Calvin to live with his grandparents . Both Calvin and Benson are devastated by the separation . In season 13, she is seen with Calvin and his grandparents during or right before Halloween . </P>

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