Overview
- Busfield remains held without bond in Albuquerque on two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of child abuse.
- Court documents say the allegations involve twin child actors from The Cleaning Lady, with parents reporting incidents starting in 2022 when the boys were 7 and continuing into 2024.
- Prosecutors seek pretrial detention and point to earlier accusations from the 1990s and 2012, along with a separate report from a father alleging abuse of his 16-year-old daughter at B Street Theatre.
- The defense denies the claims, notes an independent polygraph the actor passed, submits a psychosexual evaluation labeling him very low risk, and cites an earlier Warner Bros. review that did not substantiate on‑set allegations, alongside roughly 70 character letters including a plea from wife Melissa Gilbert.
- NBC shelved a Law & Order: SVU episode featuring Busfield and his agency dropped him, while the district attorney says formal charges and arraignment will follow the detention decision with up to 15 years possible if he is convicted.