This was not a “confession.” It was a legally privileged conversation between a patient and his therapy group. If he was unaware that he was being taped or if he had a reasonable expectation that that conversation fell within the bounds of confidence, then he could move to suppress. Without corroborating testimony from the alleged victims, who’s to say this wasn’t just some perv vocalizing a sick fantasy? And how did the wife come by the tape to begin with? If it was made with his knowledge for therapeutic purposes, this therapist is a goner. I can’t imagine any therapist letting a third party tape record a group session.
The wife made the tape during the session. I presume the therapist was not aware of this.
Listen to the tape, it was clearly not a “sick fantasy”, but a number of sick actions that he describes. He also speaks of them being on some disclosure list he gave to his wife.
According to TMZ:
“Here’s what Collins didn’t know at the time. Grant taped the therapy session. We’re told her lawyer advised her it was legal to secretly record the conversation because in California you’re allowed to secretly record conversations to gather evidence the other person committed a violent felony ... and molesting a child under the age of 14 qualifies.”
It really shocks me how so many want to defend this perverted sexual predator. Makes me wonder about people.