Stephen Collins May Not Be Prosecuted in Molestation Cases

Stephen Collins is being investigated by the NYPD, LAPD and L.A. County Sheriff's Department.

Stephen Collins may not be prosecuted for either molesting or exposing himself to the three known victims, law enforcement sources tell TMZ.

TMZ posted audio of Collins confessing to wife Faye Grant that he molested and/or exposed himself to three girls, ages 11 - 13. The NYPD and the L.A. County Sheriff's Deptartment have open investigations. The LAPD is also looking into the case they closed 2 years ago.

But law enforcement sources in those police departments tell TMZ the cases will go nowhere. All three cases are decades old, and our sources say prosecution would be barred by the statute of limitations.

Grant has alleged Collins molested a child while he was shooting 7th Heaven -- sometime between 1996 and 2007 -- but no such victim has come forward.

Actor Stephen Collins Being Investigated For Child Molestation

Stephen Collins is being investigated by the NYPD on child molestation claims.

Stephen Collins, best known for his role as Eric Camden, father and pastor, on 7th Heaven, is under investigation for child molestation.

The Manhattan Special Victims Squad received a formal complaint against the actor and that the incident is currently being investigated.

Word first broke when TMZ posted the audio from a 2012 therapy session between Collins and then-wife Faye Grant, who filed for divorce that same year. In the audio, Collins admits to molesting one girl and exposing himself to others, all of whom were reportedly between the ages of 10 and 13.