Overview
- Busfield, 68, faces two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of child abuse tied to two child actors on The Cleaning Lady set in Albuquerque.
- He appeared via Zoom in an orange jumpsuit, did not enter a plea, and was ordered jailed without bond pending a pretrial detention hearing within five business days, with a preliminary hearing deadline set for Jan. 29.
- An expedited detention motion alleges a decades-long pattern and notes a report from Colin Swift that Busfield sexually abused his then‑16‑year‑old daughter years ago at Sacramento’s B Street Theatre, though no charge was filed for that claim.
- B Street Theatre says it retained legal counsel for an internal review and that Busfield has had no role there since 2001.
- Warner Bros. says a third‑party review found no corroboration, but prosecutors criticize its scope; Busfield’s agency dropped him, and he and his lawyer deny the allegations.