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In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
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24 this season · 599 totals17e01 Devil's Dissections 2015-09-24 01:00
Devil's Dissections
The SVU is called to a familiar crime scene - the beach where serial killer Gregory Yates buried his many victims. When another body washes ashore, Detective Rollins tries to coax him into confessing, but the surprising information he provides sends shockwaves through the police department. As the case goes to court, Barba faces off against two hotshot defense attorneys in a trial that leads to blackmail, an incriminating confession, a new victim and a fugitive suspect.
s17e02 Criminal Pathology 2015-09-24 02:00
Criminal Pathology
The SVU is called to a familiar crime scene - the beach where serial killer Gregory Yates buried his many victims. When another body washes ashore, Detective Rollins tries to coax him into confessing, but the surprising information he provides sends shockwaves through the police department. As the case goes to court, Barba faces off against two hotshot defense attorneys in a trial that leads to blackmail, an incriminating confession, a new victim and a fugitive suspect.
s17e03 Transgender Bridge 2015-10-01 01:00
Transgender Bridge
15 year-old Avery Parker walks home from school through Fort Tryon Park when she's surrounded by a group of rowdy boys. Taunts and jokes intensify to pushing and shoving, leaving Avery in the hospital and three assailants under arrest. When the DA's office decides to try one of the culprits, 15 year-old Darius McCrae, as an adult, the SVU squad agonizes over whether the punishment fits the crime, and must deal with the pain of both families involved.
s17e04 Institutional Fail 2015-10-08 01:00
Institutional Fail
A starving toddler found wandering the streets alone leads detectives to the home of Manuela Ozuna and another child in grave condition. The police question Department of Child Services caseworker Keith Musio, whose vague and backdated reports on the family suggest he hadn't checked on the children in months. When the overworked Keith accuses his supervisor, Janette Grayson, of orchestrating the false reports, Chief Dodds promises to conduct an internal investigation. But when neglect leads to death, Barba takes matters into his own hands and arrests them for manslaughter. Meanwhile, Dodds indicates some changes coming to Benson's squad.
s17e05 Community Policing 2015-10-15 01:00
Community Policing
In the pursuit of an SVU rape suspect, detectives from another precinct shoot and kill an unarmed black man. As racial tensions rise in the city, Barba is tasked to indict three officers who claim they had no choice but to follow police procedure.
s17e06 Maternal Instincts 2015-10-22 01:00
Maternal Instincts
Rollins' mother Beth throws her a baby shower while the SVU reports to a four-star hotel where a famous violinist was raped by her colleague, Anton Krasnikov. With no memory of the crime, Anton claims a hired escort drugged and robbed him, and evidence leads to the shocking return of Rollins' fugitive sister Kim. Meanwhile, Sgt. Mike Dodds arrives for his first day at SVU.
s17e07 Patrimonial Burden 2015-11-05 02:00
Patrimonial Burden
The SVU investigates an unraveling web of secrets when the virtuous 13 year-old daughter of a famous reality TV family discovers she's pregnant.
s17e08 Melancholy Pursuit 2015-11-12 02:00
Melancholy Pursuit
The hunt for a missing teenage girl takes an emotional toll on Sgt. Dodds, and DNA evidence becomes a crucial lead in finding the girl's abductor.
s17e09 Depravity Standard 2015-11-19 02:00
Depravity Standard
Lt. Benson seeks justice in the trial of child abductor Lewis Hodda, but when a plea deal is rejected, Barba must rely on decades-old evidence to make his case and faces off against former SVU colleague Dr. Huang.
s17e10 Catfishing Teacher 2016-01-07 02:00
Catfishing Teacher
A high school student plans a clandestine hookup with his female teacher but ends up in a far more sinister situation.
s17e11 Townhouse Incident 2016-01-14 02:00
Townhouse Incident
Benson is taken hostage when she tries to stop a violent home invasion.
s17e12 A Misunderstanding 2016-01-21 02:00
A Misunderstanding
A murky he-said, she-said date rape case ruins the futures of two high school students.
s17e13 Forty-One Witnesses 2016-02-04 02:00
Forty-One Witnesses
A woman is followed home and raped outside her building, where several neighbors witness the crime but fail to call for help.
s17e14 Nationwide Manhunt 2016-02-11 02:00
Nationwide Manhunt
Chicago P.D. detectives Lindsay and Dawson join the SVU in the hunt for two escaped murderers they helped to convict.
s17e15 Collateral Damages 2016-02-18 02:00
Collateral Damages
An undercover sting leads to the takedown of an online pedophile ring and the arrest of two high-profile suspects.
s17e16 Star-Struck Victims 2016-02-25 02:00
Star-Struck Victims
When a lack of evidence leads Barba to drop rape charges against a popular actor, Rollins takes matters into her own hands.
s17e17 Manhattan Transfer 2016-03-03 02:00
Manhattan Transfer
An investigation into the sexual exploitation of underage Catholic schoolgirls leads to shocking charges against judges, legislators, DAs, and members of the NYPD.
s17e18 Unholiest Alliance 2016-03-24 01:00
Unholiest Alliance
When one of their own is implicated in a cover-up, the SVU struggles to unravel a sex trafficking operation deeply-rooted in government offices, the police department, and the Catholic Church.
s17e19 Sheltered Outcasts 2016-03-31 01:00
Sheltered Outcasts
Detective Carisi lives undercover at a homeless shelter to determine if one of its sex offender residents is the suspect in a string of neighborhood rapes.
s17e20 Fashionable Crimes 2016-05-05 01:00
Fashionable Crimes
A young model is raped by a renowned fashion house photographer, who looks to his successful brother to make the charges disappear.
s17e21 Assaulting Reality 2016-05-12 01:00
Assaulting Reality
The producers of a reality dating series make Benson and the SVU part of the show when they investigate a contestant's claim that she was raped.
s17e22 Intersecting Lives 2016-05-19 01:00
Intersecting Lives
A corrections officer is arrested for sexually assaulting female inmates in and out of prison, and the union that supports him targets Barba and the SVU.
s17e23 Heartfelt Passages 2016-05-26 01:00
Heartfelt Passages
When the investigation of Corrections Officer Gary Munson deepens, he and his union take drastic actions that threaten the lives of ADA Barba and the SVU squad.