The latest enquiry comes after a woman went to the police with allegations against the 7th Heaven actor, dating back to when she was 13-years-old, according to TMZ.
The alleged victim was 13 years old when she claims Collins exposed himself to her in West Hollywood, California, in 1983 and was related to one of Collins' Havenhurst Drive neighbors, law enforcement sources told TMZ..
Special Victims Unit detectives are investigating the actor for indecent exposure and whether he annoyed or molested a child, the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department said in a news release.
The woman reported the incident two days after New York police confirmed they had an open investigation into decades-old allegations that Collins molested a family acquaintance in Manhattan in the early 1970s. The revelation came after celebrity news site TMZ disclosed the investigation.
The actor was 'caught admitting to child molestation' on a secret recording released earlier this month.
A voice that appears to be Collins's mentions in an audio tape - secretly made by wife Faye Grant during a marriage therapy session and obtained by TMZ - a third victim, who he says 'was the niece of the woman who lived across the way. At [redacted].
'She is someone I actually saw about 12 or 15 years ago I made an amends to,' he continues.
Collins' attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, did not immediately return phone or email messages from The Associated Press. Collins, 67, has not been charged in Los Angeles or New York.
Faye Grant and Stephen Collins before the allegations
Faye Grant included allegations that her husband molested underage girls in court filings in their ongoing divorce. Collins filed to divorce his wife in 2012, and a trial to divide the pair's assets is scheduled for next month.
Within hours of TMZ posting its story, two networks announced they were canceling scheduled re-runs of '7th Heaven,' and Collins lost roles in the upcoming film 'Ted 2' and this season of the ABC series 'Scandal.'
MailOnline earlier reported that it obtained divorce files, in which Grant said 'Obviously I am sickened by Stephen's actions. I have urged Stephen multiple times to seek proper treatment for pedophilia.
'I am particularly afraid of what may happen if he does not seek treatment, because he may be working or interacting with children in connection with his employment.'
Grant wrote in a sworn court declaration in Los Angeles last year that her husband had disclosed he molested at least three young girls. She wrote that she reported the alleged abuse to Los Angeles police, who have said they are not actively investigating the actor.
'Stephen admitted that he has engaged in a long-term pattern of sexually abusing minor children, including sexually molesting three young girls over a decade ago,' Grant wrote in the sworn declaration, which was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court in November.
Kaplan, Collins' attorney, has declined to discuss specifics about the claims, but he has described the accusations as an attempt by Grant to obtain a more favorable settlement of the couple's divorce. The filings do not include a denial of the molestation allegations, but attack Grant's use of them as 'an attempt to extort concessions in settlement' from Collins.
Grant said in a statement last week that was not trying to obtain an undue advantage in the divorce proceedings. 'This is a deeply sad situation for everyone involved,' Grant wrote. 'With regard to the divorce proceedings, I am seeking no more than that to which I am legally entitled under the laws of the State of California.'
Collins has worked steadily in television and movie roles since the early 1970s, with appearances in movies such as 'All the President's Men,' 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture' and recurring roles on series such as 'No Ordinary Family,' 'Revolution' and 'Devious Maids' after '7th Heaven' concluded its 11-season run in 2007.
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