It seems like "Law & Order: SVU" will once again feature a real-life controversy in one of the upcoming episodes in season 17.
E! News revealed that the long-running police procedural legal drama will touch on the scandal that the Duggar family of TLC's "19 Kids and Counting" reality series is facing after the secrets of eldest son Josh were revealed to the public.
According to the report, the episode titled "Patrimonial Burden" airing on Nov. 4 will be putting a spin on Josh's child molestation scandal where he admitted that he sexually molested five young girls, including four of his younger sisters, when he was a teenager. But "Law & Order: SVU" will try to make the twists of the story larger than life.
In the said episode, the squad will be investigating the surprising pregnancy of a 13-year-old daughter from a famous reality TV family. As they learn more about the famous family, they will discover several nasty secrets that the reality show stars are trying to hide from the public.
"With the Duggar one, it was like the double-whammy because it was his sisters and the fact—I mean, honestly, I feel like we're dealing with some topics this season that feel a bit meatier than some lunatic fringe family...I wouldn't mind doing one just because I have never been so infuriated with someone's level of hypocrisy, and lying, and then displacement of responsibility onto something else," actor Peter Scanavino, who portrays the role of Detective Carisi shared, said last month. "When I think about that guy, it boils my blood, I will say."
Guest stars Christopher Sieber and Geneva Carr will portray the roles of the parents in the controversial TV family in "Law & Order: SVU" season 17 episode 7, which will air on Nov. 4.
Earlier this season, "Law & Order: SVU" season 17 touched on another controversial news when it featured a series of serial murders inspired by Robert Durst's story.
