Timothy Busfield is dealing with two counts of sexual abuse involving a minor.
In accordance to Variety, an arrest warrant was issued by authorities in New Mexico on Friday, January 9 after a toddler actor alleged the actor and director touched him inappropriately.
An Albuquerque Police Department affidavit, which was seen by Us Weekly on Friday, was filed by an investigator to help the costs.
Per the authorized paperwork, the alleged assault concerned a toddler actor and happened on the set of TV series The Cleaning Lady. Busfield directed the collection whereas the accuser and his twin brother had been youngster actors on the undertaking, which aired on Fox from 2022 to 2025.
Within the criticism, the kid concerned mentioned the primary incident of inappropriate touching of his “personal areas” occurred when the minor was 7-years-old. The kid accused Busfield of touching him three or 4 occasions, per the paperwork.
When the kid was 8, Busfield allegedly touched him 5 or 6 occasions throughout a separate incident.
In response to the affidavit, the boy was “very afraid of Tim and was relieved when he was off set.”
The boy additionally said he “was afraid to inform anybody as a result of Tim was the director, and he feared Tim would get mad at him.”
Timothy Busfield. (Eric McCandless/Disney Common Leisure Content material by way of Getty Photos)
The kid’s mom reported to Little one Protecting Companies that the alleged abuse occurred between late 2022 and the second half of 2024, the criticism mentioned.
In response to the authorized doc, the kid has been identified with post-traumatic stress dysfunction and anxiousness because the incidents.
The doc additionally said that the West Wing actor spoke to police by way of cellphone concerning the accusations towards him in November 2025 and was requested if he had any “bodily contact” with the kids, similar to selecting them up or tickling them.
“Timothy mentioned it was extremely doubtless that he would have,” the affidavit said, including that Busfield described the set as a “playful setting.” The doc mentioned that Busfield added that there “would by no means be a bizarre second about it” and that any contact could be “in entrance of the dad and mom.”
The Emmy award winner later added in the course of the police dialog that he didn’t particularly recall selecting up the boys at any time.
“I don’t keep in mind these boys,” he mentioned, per the affidavit. “No, I don’t. I don’t truly, I don’t keep in mind it, if it occurred. I don’t keep in mind overtly tickling the boys ever, however it wouldn’t be unusual for me.”
Us Weekly has reached out to Busfield’s representatives for remark.
The Cleansing Woman, which starred Elodie Yung, aired for 4 seasons on Fox earlier than it got here to an finish in 2025.
Yung portrayed a Cambodian physician within the collection. The present adopted her character after she got here to the U.S. searching for medical therapy for her son, solely to finish up witnessing a mob killing. The physician then grew to become a cleaner for organized crime.
In the event you or somebody you recognize is experiencing youngster abuse, name or textual content Child Help Hotline at 1-800-422-4453.
