Yes, fuck her. In addition to my personal distaste for secretly taping a counselling session, she sat on that tape for two years. She should have gone to the police ASAP.Now if she was "I have this recording of you admitting to child abuse, give me a million dollars and it disappears.", then fuck her.
Yes, fuck her. In addition to my personal distaste for secretly taping a counselling session,...
... she sat on that tape for two years. She should have gone to the police ASAP.
I bet she kept it to help her in the divorce if things were going bad for her. :thumbsdown:
So he played a protestant minister in the tv series and a catholic priest in real life.
So he played a protestant minister in the tv series and a catholic priest in real life.
Yes, fuck her. In addition to my personal distaste for secretly taping a counselling session, she sat on that tape for two years. She should have gone to the police ASAP.
I bet she kept it to help her in the divorce if things were going bad for her. :thumbsdown:
http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/10/07/ted-2-drops-stephen-collins/'Ted 2' fires Stephen Collins after molestation allegations
Stephen Collins has been cut from the movie Ted 2 after a recording surfaced today in which he admits to molesting several young children, EW has learned exclusively.
The sequel to Seth MacFarlane’s trash-talking teddy bear comedy is currently in production, and Collins—best known as the minister father in the 1996-2007 WB drama 7th Heaven—had a small role in the film, according to sources close to the project.
Although the 67-year-old actor has not yet been charged with a crime, the recording of him admitting to the crimes (first published on TMZ) and the police investigation that has since been launched were enough to lead MacFarlane and Universal Pictures to immediately end his involvement in the movie.
Representatives for the film confirmed the firing, but the filmmakers declined to comment beyond that. (Reps for Collins did not immediately respond.)
It’s not clear what part Collins was performing, or whether it had even been shot yet, but reps for the film say it is small enough to remove without any major disruption or rewrites of the project.
Collins had never been officially announced as a part of the movie, but rumors had leaked of his involvement. The actor himself teased fans about his part in the movie. When asked recently about the character he was playing, Collins tweeted on Saturday: “I’d tell you but @SethMacFarlane would have to kill me.”
Now, commenters are tweeting such reactions as: “Is this option still available?” and “Skip the middleman and kill yourself, you waste of skin.”
One possible connection between the actor and the filmmaker: The Family Guy creator is a renowned Star Trek aficionado, and Collins played a significant role in 1979’s Star Trek: The Motion Picture as Will Decker, the man who takes over as captain of the Enterprise after James Kirk is promoted to Starfleet admiral.
Ted 2 is currently set for release June 26, 2015.
according to another story, the LAPD were given the tape in 2012, conducted an investigation, and closed it... now that this is actually getting major publicity, they announced today that they'll be reopening the investigation. :thumbsup:
http://www.tmz.com/2014/10/07/steph...ion-child-molestation-los-angeles-audio-tape/
Is it bad this bothers me? The fact that they let this guy walk in 2012 is downright awful and now reopening it because the public suddenly heard about it. Our justice system should not be based on public opinion it should be based on facts and evidence. If they have the same evidence now why did they let him roam free for 2 years? This is the same thing that bothers me about the Ray Rice issue. Is he a scumbag? Yes but his penalty should not be based on what people think of him.
I'd assume it would depend on which state the recordings were made (1-party consent or all-party consent)... otherwise, as far as I know, in any kind of group therapy, the other participants are not legally bound to the same confidentiality rules as the psychologists themselves.
Pedo.
it sounds like at the time, they couldn't identify the victim based on the recording/anonymous letter received by the wife, and no victim came forward... perhaps now that this is getting such widespread publicity and condemnation of the actor, the victim will step forward this time.
From what I heard this morning, one party recordings are legal in CA where the recording was done. They are illegal in NY (where the acts occurred) except for gathering evidence of a crime. So he's probably screwed and she probably did nothing illegal (and would unlikely be prosecuted/convicted anyway).
You are 100% WRONG, one party recording are illegal in California. It is a felony in California, a very serious felony.
You are 100% WRONG, one party recording are illegal in California. It is a felony in California, a very serious felony.
633.5. Nothing in Section 631, 632, 632.5, 632.6, or 632.7
prohibits one party to a confidential communication from recording
the communication for the purpose of obtaining evidence reasonably
believed to relate to the commission by another party to the
communication of the crime of extortion, kidnapping, bribery, any
felony involving violence against the person, or a violation of
Section 653m. Nothing in Section 631, 632, 632.5, 632.6, or 632.7
renders any evidence so obtained inadmissible in a prosecution for
extortion, kidnapping, bribery, any felony involving violence against
the person, a violation of Section 653m, or any crime in connection
therewith.
972. A married person does not have a privilege under this article
in:
(e) A criminal proceeding in which one spouse is charged with:
(1) A crime against the person or property of the other spouse or
of a child, parent, relative, or cohabitant of either, whether
committed before or during marriage.
(2) A crime against the person or property of a third person
committed in the course of committing a crime against the person or
property of the other spouse, whether committed before or during
marriage.
(3) Bigamy.
(4) A crime defined by Section 270 or 270a of the Penal Code.
(f) A proceeding resulting from a criminal act which occurred
prior to legal marriage of the spouses to each other regarding
knowledge acquired prior to that marriage if prior to the legal
marriage the witness spouse was aware that his or her spouse had been
arrested for or had been formally charged with the crime or crimes
about which the spouse is called to testify.
pretty sure you're wrong with regards to this instance (CA does normally require all-party consent for recording private conversations, but there are exceptions).
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=pen&group=00001-01000&file=630-638