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" Law &amp;amp;amp; Order is good for a lot of things, like spending Saturday night on the couch binge-watching an entire season, for example. But now the series can add another credit to its list\u2014thanks to the show&amp;#039;s heavy-hitting plotlines, a real-life predator has been arrested. Robert Shapiro, a 53-year-old businessman, athletic coach, dad of two and PTA member from Clarksburg, MD, is currently facing charges for the sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl. Shapiro hired the girl&amp;#039;s mother as a housekeeper and nanny. She quit her position last spring, after Shapiro emailed a picture of the housekeeper&amp;#039;s daughter changing in his bathroom (why he did that is unclear). According to WJLA, the nanny approached Shapiro&amp;#039;s wife about the alarming email, who then confronted her husband. He admitted to placing a tiny camera in the bathroom, and the couple divorced in the following months.  RELATED: Sexual-Assault Victim Does The Unthinkable To Ensure Attacker&amp;#039;s Capture It was not until December, however, that the nanny learned more about Shapiro&amp;#039;s behavior towards her daughter. After watching a sexual abuse episode of Law &amp;amp;amp; Order: Special Victims Unit together, the mother asked her daughter if anyone had ever touched her inappropriately, to which the girl responded, &amp;quot;Rob did it.&amp;quot; The mother contacted police immediately with her daughter&amp;#039;s confession. The pre-teen met with a real Special Victims Unit who interviewed her to find that on at least one occasion Shapiro brought her into a secluded bedroom in the basement. There, he reportedly probed her with a nerve stimulator machine, placing sensors on her bare chest, hips and bottom. The report continues to state that he then took photos of the undressed child. Shapiro&amp;#039;s attorney provided a comment to ABC 7, stating, among other things, &amp;quot;This man is innocent and he vehemently denies the allegation.&amp;quot; RELATED: Gynecologist Loses License After Having Sex With Patients Who Asked About G-Spots Just a few months before, Shapiro was accused of photographing and molesting a 17-year-old neighbor. Those charges were dropped for lack of evidence, but her parents are hoping the case may be revisited due to these new allegations. ABC7 spoke with another neighbor, Lori Roche, who expressed her disgust over the situation. &amp;quot;Everybody kind of thought he was weird, but had no idea that he would be a child predator,&amp;quot; she explained, going on to say that, &amp;quot;he was a member of the [Little Bennett] Elementary School PTA, he was a member of the [Greater Clarksburg] Chamber of Commerce. He was getting involved with the Clarksburg Sports Association, so this is a man that put himself out there in positions to be around children.&amp;quot; RELATED: Pregnant Woman Forced To Undergo Medical Exam Before Flight [Via Gawker and WJLA] "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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