Overview
- Busfield surrendered to Albuquerque police on Jan. 13 and was charged with two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of child abuse.
- A judge ordered him held without bond on Jan. 14 pending a pretrial detention hearing, with a preliminary hearing deadline set for Jan. 29.
- The charges stem from allegations by twin 11-year-old boys he worked with while directing the Fox series The Cleaning Lady.
- In a detention motion, prosecutors cited an uncharged allegation involving a 16-year-old at a California theater 25 years ago, and the theater said he has had no involvement there since 2001.
- Busfield denied the claims in a recorded video, Melissa Gilbert issued a statement through her representative supporting her husband, and a Little House anniversary podcast acknowledged a "tough week" without naming him.