“7th Heaven” actor Stephen Collins denies being a pedophile in an interview with Yahoo global news anchor Katie Couric–portions of which will appear on ABC’s “20/20″ Friday. “A pedophile is someone who is mainly or wholly attracted to children. I’m not,” Collins said. He goes on to suggest that “a distortion” in his thinking led him to act out. “But I’m absolutely not attracted, physically or sexually attracted to children. I’m just not.”
It’s the first time the actor has spoken publicly about accusations he sexually assaulted three girls in incidents that date back to the 1970’s, but were first reported in October.
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Watch the clip, released this morning, after the jump: