Overview
- Albuquerque police confirmed Busfield surrendered and was booked Tuesday on a Jan. 9 warrant charging two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of child abuse.
- Authorities had enlisted the U.S. Marshals Service to help locate him prior to his surrender, after determining he was outside New Mexico when the warrant was issued.
- An APD affidavit alleges Busfield inappropriately touched two brothers who worked on The Cleaning Lady when they were 7 and 8, with one boy later diagnosed with PTSD and anxiety.
- In a video statement recorded before booking, Busfield called the claims "lies" and suggested the boys’ mother sought revenge after the children were not brought back to the show.
- Warner Bros. says an outside investigator found no corroborating evidence during a prior review, and NBC pulled a Law & Order: SVU episode featuring Busfield as the case proceeds.