Overview
- Modern Prairie canceled the Jan. 16 "Ask Melissa Anything" event, cited an unexpected scheduling change, and issued a statement distancing the brand from the case while condemning abuse.
- Timothy Busfield surrendered to Albuquerque police on Jan. 13 after a Jan. 10 warrant and was booked on two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of child abuse.
- Bernalillo County prosecutors said they intend to file a motion to keep Busfield in custody as the judicial process proceeds.
- The filings describe allegations connected to The Cleaning Lady involving twin child actors from late 2022 through 2024, with one child reportedly 7 at the time of the first alleged incident.
- Busfield has denied the accusations and vowed to fight them, and Melissa Gilbert's representative says she supports her husband while following lawyers' advice not to speak publicly.