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Timothy Busfield Indicted on Four Counts of Criminal Sexual Contact of a Child

Prosecutors have assigned the case to their Special Victims Unit, expecting it to proceed to trial.

Overview

  • A Bernalillo County grand jury returned the indictment Friday, formally charging the 68-year-old actor after his January arrest in New Mexico.
  • District Attorney Sam Bregman emphasized the presumption of innocence and said the case is expected to advance through the courts.
  • The charges stem from allegations that Busfield inappropriately touched twin child actors on the Fox series The Cleaning Lady between late 2022 and spring 2024.
  • A two-page indictment obtained by Rolling Stone indicates all four counts pertain to one of the twins across two separate time periods.
  • Busfield denies wrongdoing; his attorney called the case fundamentally unsound and cited a Warner Bros. review that found no corroboration, while a judge previously released him on recognizance with conditions and no trial date set.