Sideshow: Collins admits wrongdoing

Stephen Collins kept silent when allegations surfaced two months ago that he has abused underage girls.

The 7th Heaven actor finally has broken his silence in a statement to People mag, in which he admits, "Forty years ago, I did something terribly wrong that I deeply regret. I have been working to atone for it ever since."

Collins, 67, said that between 1973 and 1994, he molested three girls. For the last 20 years, he added, "I have not had an impulse to act out in any such way."

He also addressed the leak - reportedly by his ex-wife, Faye Grant - of an audiotape on which he confesses to child molestation.

"The publication of the recording has resulted in assumptions and innuendos about what I did that go far beyond what actually occurred," said Collins.

He promised to reveal more Friday in an inteview with Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric that will stream on Yahoo and air on ABC.

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