[Alex Murphy]

Collins' estranged wife Faye Grant reportedly recorded the actor during in a therapy session in 2012. You hear Collins confess to the molestations. One of the girls was a relative of his first wife and she was 11 years old at the time of the alleged incidents. TMZ reports the NYPD is in possession of the tape and that two detectives flew to Los Angeles last week to interview Grant.

Which just goes to show that an actor isn't the character he plays on TV.

[Leroy S. Mort]

From last year:

7th Heaven star's wife: I WANT MY HALF

Faye -- an actor herself -- says she gave up her prime acting years to raise their daughter, and now she can't land a job.

She says she got used to an upper class standard of living while married to Collins -- who earned $1 million to $3 million per year while they were together.

She's asking the court for an unspecified amount of spousal support. She also wants half of a $6 million bank account which includes "7th Heaven" money, stat ... and half the value of 2 lavish properties in Brentwood, CA.

Sounds like a nasty situation all the way around.