7th Heaven re-runs pulled after child molestation allegations against actor Stephen Collins

Two US cable television networks said they would not broadcast scheduled re-runs of veteran TV actor Stephen Collins' beloved family series 7th Heaven following allegations of child molestation against him.

The networks, UP TV and TV Guide, announced the cancellations on Tuesday. New York police confirmed they had an open investigation into allegations the actor molested a teenage girl in the early 1970s.

New York Police Department said the complaint was filed in 2012 accusing Collins of forcing a then-14-year-old girl to commit a lewd act in his Manhattan apartment in 1972. The case remains open and is being handled by Special Victims Division detectives; no charges have been filed.

Hollywood trade publications reported on Tuesday that Collins lost a role in the film Ted 2 and resigned from his position at the acting guild SAG-AFTRA.

Pamela Greenwalt, a spokeswoman for SAG-AFTRA, declined to comment on Collins' departure from its national board. The actor's name had been removed from lists of current board membership by Tuesday afternoon.

The actor's estranged wife, Faye Grant, wrote in a sworn court declaration in Los Angeles last year that her husband had disclosed he molested at least three young girls.