I honestly don't know what to say about this one. Although its a good thing that he's now coming clean. The fact of the matter is he sexually assaulted underage girls.


Stephen Collins apologizes for sexual abuse in a statement to People

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by Jen Odell8 hrs ago

Full article here:http://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/stephen-collins-apologizes-for-sexual-abuse-in-a-statement-to-people/ar-BBgUWb6?ocid=answw11

Actor Stephen Collins, who played the family's minister-father for nine years on "7th Heaven," has released a 1000-word statement to People in which he apologizes for his "inexcusable" sexual abuse of three underage girls, the first of whom he attacked in 1973 and the last of whom he exposed himself to when she was a teenager in 1994.

"I have not had an impulse to act out in any such way" in the last 20 years, he says in the statement, which E!reports will be released in full in People's print issue on Friday.

News of the assaults went public after Collins admitted his wrongdoing in the midst of ongoing divorce proceedings with his estranged wife, Faye Grant. Collins has since claimed that she leaked a recording of his admission to extort money from him.

"I deeply regret the mistakes I've made and any pain I have caused these three women. I admit to, apologize for and take responsibility for what I did," Collins writes in the statement, more of which is excerpted below:

a confessed rapist (whatever) show still on air

accused rapist (whatever) but just accused none the less

and his shows are dropped of the air

and all he was tryin to do was buy a network

really don't give much of a shit about cosby, however,

there's a hellova statement bein made...

wonder what that could be???

Oh, well he said he was sorry.

All is better now.

The US really needs to abolish the statute of limitations so taking "responsibility" wouldn't just mean saying "I'm sorry".

KingBAD said:

a confessed rapist (whatever) show still on air

accused rapist (whatever) but just accused none the less

and his shows are dropped of the air

and all he was tryin to do was buy a network

really don't give much of a shit about cosby, however,

there's a hellova statement bein made...

wonder what that could be???

I hear ya.

I'm curious to see how the situation(backlash,shunning, etc) with child molester Collins, plays out.

Either way, both of them dudes need some serious help.

JoeyC said:

KingBAD said:

a confessed rapist (whatever) show still on air

accused rapist (whatever) but just accused none the less

and his shows are dropped of the air

and all he was tryin to do was buy a network

really don't give much of a shit about cosby, however,

there's a hellova statement bein made...

wonder what that could be???

I hear ya.

I'm curious to see how the situation(backlash,shunning, etc) with child molester Collins, plays out.

Either way, both of them dudes need some serious help.

and it just keeps on growin

And I really liked the preacher/father image he projected. Bleh!

Im not a fan of Lena but that media dust up over that story was facepalm worthy.

This mofo is on TV talking about this right now! What's the point of that? His says religion has changed his pedophile ways...

JustErin said:

Oh, well he said he was sorry.

All is better now.

The US really needs to abolish the statute of limitations so taking "responsibility" wouldn't just mean saying "I'm sorry".

Some people in the US get to say they are sorry, run to some "treatment center" or attempt to flip their acts of evil as a quest for redemption.

Other folks, are thrown into jail for life for the slightest infractions, if they are lucky. We lie so much in this country... and damn near about anything and everything.

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[Edited 12/18/14 20:20pm]

TD3 said:

JustErin said:

Oh, well he said he was sorry.

All is better now.

The US really needs to abolish the statute of limitations so taking "responsibility" wouldn't just mean saying "I'm sorry".

Some people in the US get to say they are sorry, run to some "treatment center" or attempt to flip their acts of evil as a quest for redemption.

Other folks, are thrown into jail for life for the slightest infractions, if they are lucky. We lie so much in this country... and damn near about anything and everything.

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[Edited 12/18/14 20:20pm]

exactly

KingBAD said:

JoeyC said:

I hear ya.

I'm curious to see how the situation(backlash,shunning, etc) with child molester Collins, plays out.

Either way, both of them dudes need some serious help.

and it just keeps on growin

During childhood, Lena Dunham committed acts of paedophila AND incest on her own little sister. And yet that bitch has NEVER been arrested nor has she lost her entertainment career yet!

purplethunder3121 said:

This mofo is on TV talking about this right now! What's the point of that? His says religion has changed his pedophile ways...

At least there will never been a 7th Heaven reunion movie.

TonyVanDam said:

KingBAD said:

and it just keeps on growin

During childhood, Lena Dunham committed acts of paedophila AND incest on her own little sister. And yet that bitch has NEVER been arrested nor has she lost her entertainment career yet!

She was 7 years old when this happened. She looked at her sister's vagina out of curiosity and admitted to playing an odd kissing game with her.

Although I think her childhood confessions show a child that was confused and acted inappropriately with her sister (which is extremely common with children - "wanna play Dr?" "Show me yours and I'll show you mine") they are not comparable to the allegations against Cosby. For it to actually be the ridiculous "feminist equality" claim it would have to be a female adult that drugged and raped men.

KingBAD said:

JustErin said:

TonyVanDam said:

During childhood, Lena Dunham committed acts of paedophila AND incest on her own little sister. And yet that bitch has NEVER been arrested nor has she lost her entertainment career yet!

She was 7 years old when this happened. She looked at her sister's vagina out of curiosity and admitted to playing an odd kissing game with her.

Although I think her childhood confessions show a child that was confused and acted inappropriately with her sister (which is extremely common with children - "wanna play Dr?" "Show me yours and I'll show you mine") they are not comparable to the allegations against Cosby. For it to actually be the ridiculous "feminist equality" claim it would have to be a female adult that drugged and raped men.

agreed

MoBettaBliss said:

JustErin said:

She was 7 years old when this happened. She looked at her sister's vagina out of curiosity and admitted to playing an odd kissing game with her.

Although I think her childhood confessions show a child that was confused and acted inappropriately with her sister (which is extremely common with children - "wanna play Dr?" "Show me yours and I'll show you mine") they are not comparable to the allegations against Cosby. For it to actually be the ridiculous "feminist equality" claim it would have to be a female adult that drugged and raped men.

agreed

i believe some of the things she admitted to was

a continuin act of coersion toward her younger sister

(from money to candy to watchin favorite tv shows)

for acts sexual in nature...

i do unnastan that homosexual act are high on the list

of things acceptable on this site. and i been noticed that

the age of these experiences means little also

but I AM SURE that you'd feel some kind of way

if you found your kid was the subject of her

(lena's) sexual abuse of yo child, even if it was ten years ago

and she was "just a kid" IF NOT

KingBAD said:

MoBettaBliss said:

agreed

i believe some of the things she admitted to was

a continuin act of coersion toward her younger sister

(from money to candy to watchin favorite tv shows)

for acts sexual in nature...

i do unnastan that homosexual act are high on the list

of things acceptable on this site. and i been noticed that

the age of these experiences means little also

but I AM SURE that you'd feel some kind of way

if you found your kid was the subject of her

(lena's) sexual abuse of yo child, even if it was ten years ago

and she was "just a kid" IF NOT

i don't know if anything else went on

i do know kids experiment... and need to be taught appropriate behaviour

i don't think "fuck!.. that paedophile should be arrested!" when i hear that a seven year old girl kissed her younger sister for 5 seconds and took a look at her private parts

i'm not saying it's cool... but for it to be mentioned in the same regard as the accusations against cosby, and the acts of the slime bag this thread is about is ludicrous

if it went on with my kids, i wouldn't be happy.. i'd be teaching the seven year old that it's absolutely not on

MoBettaBliss said:

KingBAD said:

i believe some of the things she admitted to was

a continuin act of coersion toward her younger sister

(from money to candy to watchin favorite tv shows)

for acts sexual in nature...

i do unnastan that homosexual act are high on the list

of things acceptable on this site. and i been noticed that

the age of these experiences means little also

but I AM SURE that you'd feel some kind of way

if you found your kid was the subject of her

(lena's) sexual abuse of yo child, even if it was ten years ago

and she was "just a kid" IF NOT

i don't know if anything else went on

i do know kids experiment... and need to be taught appropriate behaviour

i don't think "fuck!.. that paedophile should be arrested!" when i hear that a seven year old girl kissed her younger sister for 5 seconds and took a look at her private parts

i'm not saying it's cool... but for it to be mentioned in the same regard as the accusations against cosby, and the acts of the slime bag this thread is about is ludicrous

if it went on with my kids, i wouldn't be happy.. i'd be teaching the seven year old that it's absolutely not on

she's not 7 anymore. but i really haven't made a comparrison on the actions os these people as much as a statement about the degrees of acceptence when it comes to who gets the harsher pealties. this dude steff has ADMITTED what he's done. this girl wrote about the shit she did. they both have continued broadcastin of their shows... so what's the deal with cosby (denyin er'thing) no case in court, no memoir rememberences of 'childish fondlin of baby sisters'... but no shows bein aired... what dat look like?

KingBAD said:

MoBettaBliss said:

i don't know if anything else went on

i do know kids experiment... and need to be taught appropriate behaviour

i don't think "fuck!.. that paedophile should be arrested!" when i hear that a seven year old girl kissed her younger sister for 5 seconds and took a look at her private parts

i'm not saying it's cool... but for it to be mentioned in the same regard as the accusations against cosby, and the acts of the slime bag this thread is about is ludicrous

if it went on with my kids, i wouldn't be happy.. i'd be teaching the seven year old that it's absolutely not on

she's not 7 anymore. but i really haven't made a comparrison on the actions os these people as much as a statement about the degrees of acceptence when it comes to who gets the harsher pealties. this dude steff has ADMITTED what he's done. this girl wrote about the shit she did. they both have continued broadcastin of their shows... so what's the deal with cosby (denyin er'thing) no case in court, no memoir rememberences of 'childish fondlin of baby sisters'... but no shows bein aired... what dat look like?

i still don't think "degrees of acceptance" is relevant when it comes to what lena dunham wrote in her book... it's completely different imo (if i understand what happened correctly)

as far as cosby and this collins creep... i hear ya... if indeed one guy's show is still showing after he's admitted guilt... that's obviously messed up and a double standard

KingBAD said:

MoBettaBliss said:

i don't know if anything else went on

i do know kids experiment... and need to be taught appropriate behaviour

i don't think "fuck!.. that paedophile should be arrested!" when i hear that a seven year old girl kissed her younger sister for 5 seconds and took a look at her private parts

i'm not saying it's cool... but for it to be mentioned in the same regard as the accusations against cosby, and the acts of the slime bag this thread is about is ludicrous

if it went on with my kids, i wouldn't be happy.. i'd be teaching the seven year old that it's absolutely not on

she's not 7 anymore. but i really haven't made a comparrison on the actions os these people as much as a statement about the degrees of acceptence when it comes to who gets the harsher pealties. this dude steff has ADMITTED what he's done. this girl wrote about the shit she did. they both have continued broadcastin of their shows... so what's the deal with cosby (denyin er'thing) no case in court, no memoir rememberences of 'childish fondlin of baby sisters'... but no shows bein aired... what dat look like?

like i said before, 7th heaven is off the air and is no longer shown in syndication

MoBettaBliss said:

KingBAD said:

she's not 7 anymore. but i really haven't made a comparrison on the actions os these people as much as a statement about the degrees of acceptence when it comes to who gets the harsher pealties. this dude steff has ADMITTED what he's done. this girl wrote about the shit she did. they both have continued broadcastin of their shows... so what's the deal with cosby (denyin er'thing) no case in court, no memoir rememberences of 'childish fondlin of baby sisters'... but no shows bein aired... what dat look like?

i still don't think "degrees of acceptance" is relevant when it comes to what lena dunham wrote in her book... it's completely different imo (if i understand what happened correctly)

as far as cosby and this collins creep... i hear ya... if indeed one guy's show is still showing after he's admitted guilt... that's obviously messed up and a double standard

but it's not showing duckie and he'll probably never work again. Cos is still getting gigs.

Stymie said:

MoBettaBliss said:

i still don't think "degrees of acceptance" is relevant when it comes to what lena dunham wrote in her book... it's completely different imo (if i understand what happened correctly)

as far as cosby and this collins creep... i hear ya... if indeed one guy's show is still showing after he's admitted guilt... that's obviously messed up and a double standard

but it's not showing duckie and he'll probably never work again. Cos is still getting gigs.

well, there you go then

JustErin said:

TonyVanDam said:

During childhood, Lena Dunham committed acts of paedophila AND incest on her own little sister. And yet that bitch has NEVER been arrested nor has she lost her entertainment career yet!

She was 7 years old when this happened. She looked at her sister's vagina out of curiosity and admitted to playing an odd kissing game with her.

Although I think her childhood confessions show a child that was confused and acted inappropriately with her sister (which is extremely common with children - "wanna play Dr?" "Show me yours and I'll show you mine") they are not comparable to the allegations against Cosby. For it to actually be the ridiculous "feminist equality" claim it would have to be a female adult that drugged and raped men.

I hear you. But I'm disappointed toward the idea of any child "playing doctor" with their own siblings. That's too close to incest in my opinion.

TonyVanDam said:

JustErin said:

She was 7 years old when this happened. She looked at her sister's vagina out of curiosity and admitted to playing an odd kissing game with her.

Although I think her childhood confessions show a child that was confused and acted inappropriately with her sister (which is extremely common with children - "wanna play Dr?" "Show me yours and I'll show you mine") they are not comparable to the allegations against Cosby. For it to actually be the ridiculous "feminist equality" claim it would have to be a female adult that drugged and raped men.

I hear you. But I'm disappointed toward the idea of any child "playing doctor" with their own siblings. That's too close to incest in my opinion.

AIN'T YOU HEARD???

it ain't incest if you use a rubber

or just a finger AND apparently

since she was 7, that just makes it all

fine and dandy... i mean, it looks to me

that this type of behavior must be a natural

occurrence among orgers

TonyVanDam said:

JustErin said:

She was 7 years old when this happened. She looked at her sister's vagina out of curiosity and admitted to playing an odd kissing game with her.

Although I think her childhood confessions show a child that was confused and acted inappropriately with her sister (which is extremely common with children - "wanna play Dr?" "Show me yours and I'll show you mine") they are not comparable to the allegations against Cosby. For it to actually be the ridiculous "feminist equality" claim it would have to be a female adult that drugged and raped men.

I hear you. But I'm disappointed toward the idea of any child "playing doctor" with their own siblings. That's too close to incest in my opinion.

" If you’re not familiar with the information, here you go" Søren Vargrmann:
"as I sat in our driveway in Long Island playing with blocks and buckets, my curiosity got the best of me. Grace was sitting up, babbling and smiling, and I leaned down between her legs and carefully spread open her vagina. She didn’t resist and when I saw what was inside I shrieked….My mother didn’t bother asking why I had opened Grace’s vagina. This was within the spectrum of things I did."

Another passage from Lena’s book, as Grace gets older:

As she grew, I took to bribing her time and affection: one dollar in quarters if I could do her makeup like a “motorcycle chick.” Three pieces of candy if I could kiss her on the lips for five seconds. Whatever she wanted to watch on TV if she would just “relax on me.” Basically, anything a sexual predator might do to woo a small suburban girl, I was trying.
Lena also admits to masturbating next to her sister while they share a bed.
This describes child-on-child sexual abuse, which is defined as sexual activity between children that occurs without consent, without equality, or as a result of coercion. In this case, molestation results without consent and from Lena’s coercive tactics".Søren Vargrmann

KB... i'm NOT condoning what she did.. or saying it's ok

MoBettaBliss said:

KB... i'm NOT condoning what she did.. or saying it's ok

i just wanted to make sho

nobody was thinkin i was just

makin shit up for my own entertainment...

i am pretty much known for entertainnin

myself er now and again

TonyVanDam said:

JustErin said:

She was 7 years old when this happened. She looked at her sister's vagina out of curiosity and admitted to playing an odd kissing game with her.

Although I think her childhood confessions show a child that was confused and acted inappropriately with her sister (which is extremely common with children - "wanna play Dr?" "Show me yours and I'll show you mine") they are not comparable to the allegations against Cosby. For it to actually be the ridiculous "feminist equality" claim it would have to be a female adult that drugged and raped men.

I hear you. But I'm disappointed toward the idea of any child "playing doctor" with their own siblings. That's too close to incest in my opinion.

Well, it basically is incest...and it's extremely common because it's mostly your siblings you're around when you're little.

This is why my son has been taught about his body, sex and sexuality at a very young age to prevent this natural curiosity (at the expense of another child) due to ignorance.

As for the comments that Lena said posted here (and heavily edited for some reason). I really don't see that behaviour as something that determines that she is a pedophile at all. Curiosity and confusion that manifested itself in an inappropriate way, for sure. But was/is she sexually attracted to children? I don't think so. I don't believe that's what it was.

That said, Lena is deserving of the criticism for the language she used when detailing her experience with her sister.