Stephen Collins — Wife Claims He Used ’7th Heaven’ Fame to Molest … RECENTLY

EXCLUSIVE

Stephen Collins‘ wife accused the actor of using his well-known role on “7th Heaven” to gain the trust of two parents so he could molest their kid … and the allegation is stunning, because if right it would mean he molested at least one child as recently as 2007.

Faye Accord sent a scathing email to Collins last year — obtained by TMZ — in which she claims he used his Reverend Eric Camden assumed role to get accurate to the parents of one of his victims.

Faye is parroting one of the key markers of a pedophile — gaining a parent’s trust, getting access to the child and ultimately time alone.

TMZ broke the report … Collins confessed to molesting and/or exposing himself to 3 children, but all 3 incidents occurred no later than 1984.

“7th Heaven” premiered in 1996 and ran in anticipation of 2007.

In the email … she says “prosecutors like ‘special circumstances’” — which she describes as using your fame to sexually molest children.

A source connected to Collins tells TMZ … “The notion that Stephen used his role on “7th Heaven” for any improper purpose is completely fake and just another example of Faye fabricating a report to gain an benefit in the divorce proceedings.”