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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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23 this season · 599 totals18e01 Terrorized 2016-09-22 01:00
Terrorized
A young boy is found wandering alone in Central Park and the search for his parents leads to startling evidence of a planned mass casualty event in the city. As the SVU works with the joint-terrorism task force to find the suspects and the motive, Lt. Benson must also convince Barba to address allegations of rape and torture the boy's mother discloses.
s18e02 Making a Rapist 2016-09-29 01:00
Making a Rapist
After 16 years in prison, a convicted rapist is exonerated due to newly tested DNA evidence. But only a day later, Fin is called to the scene of a shocking crime and must once again investigate the whereabouts of the man he arrested years ago.
s18e03 Imposter 2016-10-06 01:00
Imposter
A man tears a family apart when he uses a prominent fake identity to lure a vulnerable wife and mother into his bed. Barba argues that the evidence amounts to rape, but he's faced with a powerful defense attorney and a skeptical judge in court.
s18e04 Heightened Emotions 2016-10-13 01:00
Heightened Emotions
An athlete is the victim of sexual assault, but her secret double life could ruin both the case against her attacker and her Olympic future. Meanwhile, Rollins reconnects with her sister Kim after she's released from prison on parole.
s18e05 Rape Interrupted 2016-10-27 01:00
Rape Interrupted
A sergeant makes Benson choose between loyalty and duty when his son is accused of rape.
s18e06 Broken Rhymes 2016-11-10 02:00
Broken Rhymes
A record label CEO and his protégé are questioned for their involvement in the assault of a transgender student.
s18e07 Next Chapter 2017-01-05 02:00
Next Chapter
A woman is sexually assaulted by a masked man, but she believes the rapist is the same man who went to jail for stalking her. Meanwhile, Tucker contemplates retirement and a future with Benson.
s18e08 Chasing Theo 2017-01-12 02:00
Chasing Theo
A 6 year-old boy disappears from his bed in the midst of a wild, drug-fueled party thrown by his mother. With a child's life on the line, the case causes Benson to scrutinize her own role as a mother.
s18e09 Decline and Fall 2017-01-19 02:00
Decline and Fall
The powerful family of a retail empire closes ranks when a bartender accuses one of their own of rape.
s18e10 Motherly Love 2017-02-09 02:00
Motherly Love
A teenaged boy uses a rifle to stop an assault on his mother, but soon learns the target was someone he knows.
s18e11 Great Expectations 2017-02-16 02:00
Great Expectations
The SVU investigates the players of a top youth hockey team after a vicious locker room hazing.
s18e12 No Surrender 2017-02-23 02:00
No Surrender
Fin revisits his military roots when a fellow Army Ranger struggles to recover from a sexual assault.
s18e13 Genes 2017-03-23 01:00
Genes
An investigation hits a nerve with Benson when a suspect claims his genetics causes him to commit rape.
s18e14 Net Worth 2017-03-30 01:00
Net Worth
A top-level investment banker accuses her billionaire client of rape.
s18e15 Know It All 2017-04-06 01:00
Know It All
A man under investigation for rape and murder threatens to expose the secrets of those working the case.
s18e16 The Newsroom 2017-04-27 01:00
The Newsroom
Benson and Barba ask witnesses to put their jobs on the line after a news anchor makes an on-air disclosure of rape against her boss.
s18e17 Real Fake News 2017-05-04 01:00
Real Fake News
A congressman falsely accused of soliciting underage girls asks SVU to debunk the rumor, but the investigation leads to a real sex trafficking ring. Meanwhile, Benson and Rollins become the targets of a salacious website.
s18e18 Spellbound 2017-05-11 01:00
Spellbound
The SVU investigates a charismatic spiritual healer when a client claims he incapacitated and assaulted her using hypnosis.
s18e19 Conversion 2017-05-18 01:00
Conversion
When a young woman is raped by a member of her church group, Barba must argue that the First Amendment doesn't entitle a person to break the law.
s18e22 Episode 22 2017-05-18 01:00
s18e20 American Dream 2017-05-25 01:00
American Dream
A hate crime against a Muslim family results in the death of their daughter. When a crucial witness in the case is deported, Barba is forced to drop the charges against a suspect, and tensions rise between communities on opposing sides of the case.
s18e23 Episode 23 2017-05-25 01:00
s18e21 Sanctuary 2017-05-25 02:00
Sanctuary
The unexpected release of a suspect in a hate crime case leaves Benson and Barba caught between two families seeking justice for their loved ones. As public protests escalate to violence, Benson goes to desperate lengths to make an arrest.