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.