New York ( CNN ) -- Police in New York are aware of child molestation allegations by a former relative against actor Stephen Collins , but due to the statute of limitations , he can not face charges in that case , a senior law enforcement official told CNN on Tuesday evening . The woman , a relative of Collins ' first wife , went to police in November 2012 and told them she was sexually assaulted by Collins when she was 14 years old while inside his Greenwich Village apartment , the official said . There are specific laws with child sexual abuse cases in New York that allow for an extension of the statute of limitations , but even with that , this case against Collins -- the father figure in the television show `` 7th Heaven '' -- can not be prosecuted , the official added . An investigation continues to see if there might be any other women with similar allegations , the source said . In New York , a person has five years from their 18th birthday to make an accusation of sexual abuse to authorities . TMZ audio recording . Earlier Tuesday , celebrity gossip website TMZ released an audio recording that purports to have been recorded during a November 2012 therapy session involving Collins and his estranged second wife , Faye Grant . CNN can not confirm the authenticity of recording . But Grant told E ! News she had nothing to do with the release of the recording . `` I woke up today to learn that an extremely private recording I handed over to authorities in 2012 per their request in connection with a criminal investigation was recently disseminated to the press , '' she told E ! News . `` I had no involvement whatsoever with the release of the tape to the media . '' Following the revelation , Collins , who is involved in a contentious divorce with Grant , was fired from his job on the movie `` Ted 2 . '' He also resigned Tuesday from his spot on the national board of the Screen Actor 's Guild , a source at the organization with knowledge of the situation told CNN . Accusations from court documents . According to divorce documents filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court , Grant says she learned Collins had `` been engaging in a long-term pattern of sexually molesting children . '' She said Collins admitted to her that he molested three underage girls more than a decade prior , the court document says . Two of the girls lived in New York , one in Los Angeles , according to the divorce papers . Neither Collins ' attorney nor his agent immediately returned any of CNN 's numerous calls . Grant 's representatives also did n't respond to requests for comment . Grant said in the court documents that she was unaware of Collins ' behavior until he told her in January 2012 . They separated the next month , after almost 27 years of marriage . In Collins ' legal response to the divorce filing , his lawyer does n't specifically address the claims made by Grant , though he does write that it `` is really an attempt to extort concessions in settlement . '' The document says that the now-husband of one of the alleged victims called Grant in December 2012 and berated her for not turning Collins over to the police and threatened to sue her for Collins ' actions . No charges . TMZ reported Collins made incriminating statements in the recording similar to the accusations in the court documents . New York police have not commented on the existence of the recording . No charges have been filed . A spokeswoman for the New York Police Department , Kim Royster , said there is a formal criminal complaint on file that is being handled by the Manhattan Special Victims Squad . Police in Los Angeles said the department received information two years ago regarding allegations of criminal behavior . The case is no longer active , LAPD spokesman Andrew Neiman said . `` No crime report was ever made and there was no verified victim , '' he said . `` We are reviewing that investigation to make certain that nothing was missed , and we are collaborating with New York to assist if we can . The case here has not been reopened . We are merely reviewing the case for accuracy . '' Collins played the Rev . Eric Camden on `` 7th Heaven , '' which centered on the Camden family . It aired from 1996 to 2007 . He also appeared in `` Star Trek : The Motion Picture . '' On television he played a doctor in at least six different shows . Recently , he has been a regular on ABC 's `` Private Practice '' and `` Revolution . '' He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for his supporting performance in `` The Two Mrs. Grenvilles , '' a 1987 miniseries . According to the Internet Movie Database , he is 67 . UP TV , which airs `` 7th Heaven '' in syndication , said it was replacing the show in its lineup , beginning Tuesday evening . CNN 's Megan Thomas , Sara Sidner , Lindy Hall and Rachel Wells contributed to this report .
NEW : Collins ' estranged wife : I had nothing to do with the release of a recording to the media . Collins , 67 , starred in `` 7th Heaven '' as the patriarch of the central family . In court papers , an estranged wife claims Collins told her he had molested three girls . Collins ' legal response says the claims are attempted extortion in a divorce .