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The Butler Child Advocacy Center |
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Photos - Courtesy of the Center
TV and Sports Stars Team Up with Child Advocacy Center The New York Yankees and Law and Order: Special Victims Unit star Christopher Meloni teamed up with Montefiore's JE and ZB Butler Child Advocacy Center to help raise money and bring awareness to the troubling issues of medically neglected and physically and sexually abused children. ![]() Christopher Meloni also attended the pre-game ceremony. In his leading role on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Meloni plays a law enforcement officer whose cases include crimes of child abuse and neglect. "Those who come to the aid of a child who is the victim of a crime are the true heroes," Meloni said. "These are the people at Montefiore and Butler Child Advocacy Center who dedicate themselves, not just physically but emotionally, to repair the people who have been victimized by abuse. It is my pleasure to be here to help." |
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