Confess your guilt on TV

If i am in Charles Van Doren shoes , i will confess my guilt on TV because whatever he did on TV whether the audience knew or not , it will always be in him , like what farouq say it will haunt him , eventually the truth will be revealed sooner or later , Why not tell the truth ? Say it out both parties will feel better , well not really both but the audience wants to know the truth not the fake part of it