Long before American Crime or I May Destroy You , the gritty FX police drama The Shield delivered one of the most harrowing and sustained depictions of a male sexual assault's aftermath. The victim is a surprising one: David Aceveda (Benito Martinez), the well-intentioned police captain and a series regular. In a shocking episode, Aceveda is ambushed by two gang members while trying to apprehend them. They disarm him and one of them, Juan, forces Aceveda to perform oral sex at gunpoint while the other takes a photograph.