Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Season 17

While the investigation of a corrections officer accused of assaulting female inmates deepens, the union backing the accused takes action that threatens the lives of the SVU team.

When a correction officer is arrested for sexually assaulting female inmates, the union that supports him set their sights on Barba and the SVU.

The SVU investigates a reality dating series contestant who claims she was raped; the producers of the series make the Benson and the team a part of the show.

When a young model is raped by a famous fashion photographer, he enlists to his successful brother to make the charges go away.

Detective Carisi poses as a homeless man at a shelter to see if one of the resident sex offenders is tied to a string of rapes.

The team works to unravel a sex trafficking operation with ties to government offices, the police department and the Catholic church after one of their own is implicated in a cover-up.

An investigation into the sexual exploitation of Catholic schoolgirls results in charges against judges, legislators, DAs and members of the police department.

When Barba must drop rape charges against a popular actor due to lack of evidence, Rollins decides to take matters into her own hands.

An online pedophile ring -- including two high-profile suspects -- is targeted in an undercover sting.

Detectives Erin Lindsay and Antonio Dawson from Chicago P.D. help SVU when two convicted murderers escape.

When a woman is followed home and raped outside of her building, neighbors witness the crime but neglect to call for help.

The futures of two high-school students are complicated by a murky date-rape case filled with dueling accusations.

When Sgt. Olivia Benson attempts to thwart a violent home invasion, she gets more than she bargains for and becomes a hostage.

A high-school student plans a secret hookup with a female teacher, but ends up in a sinister situation.

Barba relies on old evidence, and faces off against a former colleague, during the trial of child abductor Lewis Hodda.

The search for a missing teenager takes an emotional toll on Dodds; DNA evidence could lead to the teen's abductor.

When the 13-year-old daughter of a reality-TV family discovers she's pregnant, the team investigates.

Rollins' mother throws her a baby shower; the team's investigation into the rape of a violinist by her colleague leads to Rollins' fugitive sister; Sgt. Mike Dodds reports for his first day.

An unarmed black man is shot during the pursuit of a suspect, raising racial tensions; Barba must indict the three officers involved -- who claim they followed procedure.

A malnourished toddler is found wandering and leads police to another ill child from the same home. The investigation eventually lands the Department of Child Services in hot water. Meanwhile, Chief Dodds tells Benson to expect some changes at her squad.

A transgender teen is teased and then injured by bullies, one of whom is tried as an adult when the case goes to the DA's office.

In the conclusion of the two-part 17th-season opener, a serial killer reveals shocking new info, and problems in the case mount as Barba faces slick lawyers in court.

In Part 1 of the two-part 17th-season opener, the squad revisit a crime scene where bodies were buried by a serial killer. Rollins tries to get a confession, but the killer reveals shocking new info instead.