Prosecutors within the youngster intercourse abuse case involving Timothy Busfield will file a movement to maintain the actor in police custody because the case proceeds in direction of trial.
In response to a Facebook post shared by Bernalillo County District Lawyer Sam Bregman on Tuesday, January 13, “The Bernalillo County District Lawyer’s Workplace intends to file a movement in search of to maintain Mr. Busfield in custody whereas the case proceeds via the judicial course of.”
The publish continued, “A decide will then decide whether or not Busfield stays detained or is launched pending trial.”
A consultant from the Bernalillo County District Lawyer’s Workplace informed Us Weekly on Tuesday evening that Bregman’s publish is “the one assertion we’re releasing right now.”
Actor and director Timothy Busfield is dealing with expenses of sexual abuse involving a minor after he was accused of misconduct with a baby actor on the set of The Cleansing Woman. Busfield — who executive-produced 14 episodes of the Fox collection and directed six, in addition to a one-episode look as an immigration officer — […]
Bregman, who’s a candidate for the 2026 Governor of New Mexico and in addition the daddy of Houston Astros’ baseball star Alex Bregman, additionally famous in his publish that prosecutors “routinely” file “pretrial detention motions in instances involving these expenses.”
Busfield, 68, is presently being held on the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Middle on two counts of prison sexual contact of a minor and one rely of kid abuse. Bregman’s Fb publish famous that the “Prison Sexual Contact of a Minor” cost applies to youngsters “beneath 13.”
Us beforehand reported that the alleged incidents occurred when the West Wing alum was directing The Cleansing Woman, which aired on Fox from 2022 to 2025. (Busfield’s accuser and his twin brother have been employed as youngster actors on the collection.)
Timothy Busfield was a dad of three earlier than forming a blended household with spouse Melissa Gilbert. Busfield was first married to ex-wife Radha Delamarter from 1981 to 1986. The pair welcomed son Wilson throughout that point. Following his break up from Delamarter, Busfield moved on with Jennifer Merwin, whom he wed in 1988. They welcomed Samuel […]
Authorized paperwork obtained by Us final week confirmed that the kid concerned claimed that Busfield first touched his “non-public areas” when he was 7 years outdated. Busfield is accused of touching the accuser three or 4 instances, along with touching him 5 of six instances when the kid was 8 years outdated.
Busfield surrendered to New Mexico authorities on Tuesday however has denied all accusations of wrongdoing. Busfield’s lawyer, Stanton “Larry” Stein, informed Us in a statement on Tuesday that his shopper “voluntarily appeared earlier than New Mexico authorities after touring throughout the nation to confront these false and deeply troubling allegations. He’s harmless and is set to clear his identify.”
Stein’s assertion additionally claims that the accusations seem as “a calculated effort to assemble a case, pushed by animus not truth, regardless of prior investigations discovering no proof of wrongdoing.”
Per the grievance, the mom of the kid concerned reported to Youngster Protecting Providers that the alleged abuse occurred between late 2022 and the second half of 2024. Her youngster was recognized with post-traumatic stress dysfunction and anxiousness following the alleged incidents.
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Per interview footage of Busfield talking to authorities following his surrenderment, subsequently revealed by TMZ, Busfield personally denied all claims lodged towards him. “I’m going to confront these lies. They’re horrible. They’re all lies, and I didn’t do something to these little boys,” Busfield acknowledged within the clip. “I’m going to struggle it. I’m going to struggle it with an excellent staff, and I’m going to be exonerated. I do know I’m as a result of that is all so improper and all lies.”
Busfield’s spouse, Melissa Gilbert, mentioned in a statement to Us by way of her rep on Tuesday that her focus stays on supporting and caring for his or her household, together with Busfield. “Melissa stands with and helps her husband and can deal with the general public at an applicable time,” the assertion learn.
It got here after the Little Home on the Prairie star shared a cryptic Instagram publish within the days main as much as Busfield’s arrest warrant being issued. The quote, “You appear to have mistaken discomfort for injustice” was shared earlier than she expanded within the publish’s remark part.
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“It’s about not taking accountability to your personal state of affairs. It’s about being an enormous whiny child. I noticed this quote and it struck me. I’ve a very exhausting time with individuals who play the sufferer. Personal your s***. Step up. It’s all fairly basic. Has nothing to do with politics however every little thing to do with privilege, perspective and weak spot,” it learn.
In case you or somebody you understand is experiencing youngster abuse, name or textual content Child Help Hotline at 1-800-422-4453.
