TORONTO — Actor Stephen Collins, best known for playing Reverend Eric Camden on 7th Heaven, is reportedly the subject of a criminal investigation after allegedly confessing to molesting and exposing himself to at least three young girls.
According to TMZ, Collins was secretly recorded during a therapy session with his estranged wife Faye Grant in 2012.
The website reported that police in New York City launched an investigation last week against the 67-year-old star. It said police in Los Angeles are also investigating.
In the recording, obtained by TMZ, a voice identified as that of Collins admitted molesting an 11-year-old relative of his first wife Marjorie Weinman. “There was one moment of touching where her hand, I put her hand on my penis,” he said.
The man on the tape also admitted to exposing himself to the girl on more than one occasion.
Collins, who has a 25-year-old daughter with Grant, allegedly admitted to inappropriate contact with two other young girls.
There has been no comment from reps for Collins.
Collins is the national co-director of the Committee for Stress-Free Schools, which advocates for the practice of Trancendental Meditation among at-risk youth. (Update: Shortly after this article was posted, the organization removed Collins’ bio from its website. It claimed Collins had not been involved for two years.)
The actor has had recurring roles on Revolution, Devious Maids, No Ordinary Family, Private Practice.
Collins has worked several times in Canada, including a guest role in the Vancouver-shot series Falling Skies in 2013 and a starring role in the 2008 made-in-B.C. TV movie Every Second Counts.
He recently wrapped work on the short film Penance, in which he plays a priest.
This post has been updated.
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