Stephen Collins plays a pedophile in a new indie movie
Last week, TMZ released a tape of 7th Heaven star Stephen Collins apparently confessing to molesting at least three children. That revelation adds an uncomfortable context to one of Collins' upcoming roles: a pedophilic priest in the indie short Penance.
The Hollywood Reporter says that the 11-minute short, which follows a man who confronts a priest as part of a "journey of forgiveness," features an "ominous scene" in which Collins' character looks through pictures of schoolchildren.
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