to multiple underage girls. it happened with a 10-year-old, okay. no, she was 11 and then like 12 and 13. the audio recording was obtained by tmz. in it, collins seems to admit he did more than just expose himself. there was one instance how did you like there was one instance what? well, this is in the disclosure. and i told you before there was one instance where there was one moment of touching where her hand i put her hand on my penis. you put her hand on your penis? reporter: the lapd is reviewing an initial investigation into the claims against collins. the nypd is investigating one incident involving a 14-year-old girl that dates back to 1972. not easy for fans to understand how an actor popular for playing a loving dad i love you, dad.
october 8th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. good morning to you all. i m t.j. holmes. i m reena ninan. a shocking, shocking story this morning. allegations out in hollywood of child sexual abuse against actor stephen collins. that s right. the 67-year-old actor reportedly was allegedly caught on tape admitting to having molested three underage girls. one over a period of years. abc s josh haskell has the latest. reporter: fans of the hit show 7th heaven which aired 11 seasons shocked by molestation allegations against actor steepen collins who played the beloved reverend dad. welcome, everyone. reporter: in secret recordings allegedly made by his estranged wife fey grant during a therapy session in 2012, collins allegedly confessed to molesting and exposing himself
good morning. i m reena ninan. i m t.j. holmes. here are some of the top good morning. i m reena ninan. i m t.j. holmes. here are some of the top headlines we re following on world news now. hospitals across america are on high alert for anybody exhibiting symptoms of ebola. this comes as the ebola patient in texas shows some signs of improvement. the latest developments straight ahead. hollywood is reeling from the bombshell accusations that actor steven collins molested three underage girls over a period of years. his estranged wife allegedly getting the confession during a therapy session secretly on tape. adrian peterson expected to plead not guilty to child abuse
skinny on this wednesday, october 8th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. good morning to you all. i m t.j. holmes. i m reena ninan. a shocking, shocking story this morning. allegations out in hollywood of child sexual abuse against actor stephen collins. that s right. the 67-year-old actor reportedly was allegedly caught on tape admitting to having molested three underage girls. one over a period of years. abc s josh haskell has the latest. reporter: fans of the hit show 7th heaven which aired 11 seasons shocked by molestation allegations against actor steepen collins who played the beloved reverend dad. welcome, everyone. reporter: in secret recordings allegedly made by his estranged wife fey grant during a therapy session in 2012, collins allegedly confessed to molesting and exposing himself
a man said to be the 67-year-old actor claims there were three victims of his molestation in all. the recording was allegedly made in secret by collins estranged wife during a therapy session. his wife denying she leaked that recording. he s best known as the reverend father on 7th heaven. no word yet from collins himself but he s resigned from the screen actors guild board. breaking news from northern california where the fighter of a fire-fighting air thanker has died in a crash near the entranof yosemite national park yesterday afternoon. the plane was fighting a fire that has grown to about 130 acres and forced the evacuation of several dozen homes. chicago now this morning. a police captain is in stable condition after being shot during a six-hour standoff with a murder suspect. officers had gone to a south side apartment building where a man wanted for three murders in indianapolis was believed to be hiding. he fired on them injuring that captain.