

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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60mAn 18-year-old (Kelly Hutchinson) in therapy recalls being sexually abused by her father (Brian Kerwin) and presses charges against him.
60mAfter three murder victims are connected to Benson's past cases, it's believed that the killer is seeking revenge on the detective.
60mA kidnapping investigation links a past case with which Cragen was involved to a 12-year-old (Ian Cronin) whose adoption is deemed illegal.
60mStabler tries to build a case against an ex-con who's HIV-positive and preys on young girls.
60mWhen guests arrive for a party, they find the hosts have been assaulted, one of them fatally.
60mA brash, intense detective (David Keith) is assigned to help Stabler catch a serial rapist-killer.
60mThe investigation of a shooting near a gay bar leads to a couple's involvement with porn movies.
60mThe search for a serial rapist leads to a case in which the defense attorney (Diane Baker) tries to blame the suspect's actions on his genes.
60mA computer game provides clues in the death of a physically abused little girl in foster care.
60mThe investigation of an apparently accidental death leads to charges by a male stripper that the deceased was one of three women who sexually assaulted him.
60mA woman who's seven months pregnant is found assaulted, with her fetus removed.
60mThe detectives seek a woman who is on the run from her drug-dealing lover, whom she saw murder a rival.
60mThe detectives investigate a double slaying in which the female victim was dismembered.
60mBenson teams up with Fin to investigate the murder of a woman found under a highway.
60mAt the request of a murdered teen's parents, Stabler tries to get a serial killer (Nick Chinlund) who's about to be executed to admit that the teen was one of his victims.
60mStabler breaks the rules to uncover the facts when a student (Brittany Slattery) claims that she was assaulted by a teacher.
60mThe detectives investigate the sexual assault of a cellist (Emily Deschanel) and discover surveillance equipment hidden in her apartment.
60mJudith Light joins the series in a recurring role as the unit's tough new chief, as Cabot breaks the rules in an attempt to catch a pedophile (Beau Gravitte).
60mIn investigating the sexual assault of a 16-year-old, it's discovered that the victim is the rebellious stepdaughter of a judge (Keir Dullea).
60mHenry Winkler plays a restaurateur whose wife is assaulted during a robbery at their plush Manhattan residence.








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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.
Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Christopher Meloni, Kelli Giddish, Peter Scanavino, B.D. Wong.
The catalogue lists an episode length of 60 minutes; individual episodes may vary.
The listed premiere date is 20 September 1999.