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Melissa Gilbert Deactivates Social Media After Warrant Names Timothy Busfield in Child Sex Case

Albuquerque police accuse the director of unlawful contact with twin child actors from The Cleaning Lady.

Overview

  • An arrest warrant issued in New Mexico charges Busfield, 68, with two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of child abuse.
  • The affidavit alleges unlawful conduct involving 11-year-old twins connected to his directing work on Fox’s The Cleaning Lady, with reports indicating the timeframe spanned roughly late 2022 to spring 2024.
  • Busfield told detectives in a November 2025 phone interview that it was highly likely he had physical contact with the boys and said he did not remember them.
  • Gilbert’s personal Instagram and Threads accounts are inactive, while her Modern Prairie brand account remains online.
  • Police launched the case following a 2024 alert from a University of New Mexico Hospital doctor, and as of Monday it remained unclear whether Busfield had been booked.