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Timothy Busfield Surrenders in New Mexico on Child Sex Contact Charges

The actor denies the allegations in a TMZ video after turning himself in to Albuquerque authorities.

Overview

  • An arrest warrant signed January 9 charges Busfield with two counts of criminal sexual contact with minors tied to his work on The Cleaning Lady.
  • Investigators say the alleged victims are 11-year-old twin boys who acted on the series, with one reporting repeated groin touching that he says began at age seven.
  • Police and medical records cited in filings note one child was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and an anxiety disorder.
  • The investigation began after a University of New Mexico Hospital physician alerted authorities in November 2024, and the boys’ mother filed a police complaint in October 2025.
  • Albuquerque police and the U.S. Marshals searched for Busfield before his surrender, while Warner Bros. opened an internal review and NBC pulled a planned Law & Order: SVU episode featuring him.