Art (Unfortunately) Imitates Life for Stephen Collins of 7th Heaven

Recently, one of the most (seemingly) wholesome actors of the small screen revealed a very dark and disturbing secret — at least, that’s what we thought.

Stephen Collins — who played the pastor/dad on the WB TV show 7th Heaven — apparently confessed to his counselor that he was a child molester. TMZ received and posted on the tape, which prompted a criminal investigation.

Although that came up inconclusive (which means he probably won’t be prosecuted), there’s other news: Later this year, Collins will play a pedophile on TV.

We’re already dealing with terrible news about one of our favorite late 90s-Cosbyesque TV stars — and now we learn that the “leak” may have occurred because Collin’s wife Faye Grant  (most notably from V: The Miniseries but also of 7th Heaven) had a problem with his latest choice in a movie: he plays a pedophile priest in a short 10-minute “film” called Penance.

Now