Stephen Collins (Eric Camden from 7th Heaven) admits to child molestation on tape

[DaytimeFan]

Featuring Lesley-Anne Down as the beloved TV star's ex-wife who exposes his past...

[ThePrinceOfSunspear]

Suicide is an easy way out for most people....and it's definitely a cowardly thing to do. Rather than face your problems you just inflict more pain on those you leave behind....it wouldn't surprise me at all if he did that before they arrested him or had him in custody. The guy is the worst kind of creep.

[Juliajms]

Most people who commit suicide are suffering from severe depression. If anything causes their loved ones more pain, it's people throwing around words like "coward" into the mix. It's not terribly productive.

When someone like Stephen Collins commits suicide to avoid facing up to his actions, it's a very different thing.

[dragonflies]

If what his ex wife is saying about him being glad they had a boy not a girl cause he wouldn't be able to resist giving her oral sex, why did she stay with him? I agree with Sharon Osborne, if my husband said that I'd have stabbed him.

I believe the claims are true, but I also don't believe his soon to be ex released this out of the goodness of her heart either

[Juliajms]

Are you kidding me?!! That is completely sick. Doesn't his wife know that she looks just as bad now for not coming forward sooner when she knew he had these proclivities? She definitely released this info to get the upper hand in the divorce, but her reasons don't really matter to me. I'm just annoyed she didn't do it sooner. She clearly had an idea something was wrong, imo.

[SFK]

Exactly, dragonflies. I just caught that on The Talk. What a piece of work she must be, why the, HOW the hell could a mother stay with a man who would say such a thing? I pray that her motives were emotional and not financial.

[dragonflies]

I think what was said on the Talk is true, the ex is trying to get more money than she's legally entitled too. That she used the tape as a bargaining chip.

[Mr. Vixen]

Supposedly Grant released the tapes to the lapd back in 2012 but they couldn't get names so chose not to pursue it. Don't know if that's true but if so it makes her look better. Otherwise she looks like trash for sitting on this info for so long

[Juliajms]

Me too, but her greedy motives don't change what he admitted to doing.

[dragonflies]

I also heard that one of the victims might be too late to have anything done since they turned 18 and statute of limitations probably ran out

[Cheap21]

aren't all the victims legal? I thought this taped confession was about crimes committed in the 70s?

[ellabelle]

http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/08/showbiz/stephen-collins-molestation-probe/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

From that article:

"The gist of it is this: A relative of Collins' first wife went to police in November 2012 and told them she was sexually assaulted by Collins when she was 14 years old while inside his New York apartment, a senior law enforcement official told CNN on Tuesday evening.

Due to the statue of limitations, he can't face charges in the case. There are specific laws in child sexual abuse cases in New York that do allow for an extension of the statute of limitations, but even with that, this particular case against Collins can't be prosecuted, the official added.

Now, the investigation continues to see if there might be any other women with similar allegations, the source said. (In New York, a person has five years from their 18th birthday to make an accusation of sexual abuse to authorities.)

Los Angeles police said they received information two years ago regarding allegations of criminal behavior. The case is no longer active, LAPD spokesman Andrew Neiman said.

"No crime report was ever made and there was no verified victim," he said."

[ChitHappens]

Another job lost:

http://www.eonline.com/news/586635/stephen-collins-cut-from-upcoming-scandal-episode

[SFK]

I hope that some good will come from all this by him speaking out. Instead of just crucifying a "monster" I think it's important for the public to know what if anything in his childhood or general past contributed to his illness. Maybe he was abused as a child, maybe he was not. But he is clearly sick as no normal adult feels such things let alone speaks them aloud so casually.

[ChitHappens]

I'd rather he talk to parents and young children about recognizing inappropriate behavior and how to handle a perv who looks harmless and says the right things.