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Warrant Issued for Timothy Busfield in Alleged Abuse of Child Actors on The Cleaning Lady

A complaint by two child actors advanced to a warrant despite a prior studio review.

Overview

  • Albuquerque authorities obtained a warrant accusing Busfield of sexual contact with minors and child abuse tied to his work directing an episode of The Cleaning Lady.
  • Reports describe two boys alleging inappropriate touching during production, with incident windows variously cited between late 2022 and spring 2024.
  • Police were first alerted in 2024 after a hospital physician raised concerns, leading to an investigation that continued into 2025 and 2026.
  • Warner Bros. Television says it is fully cooperating with law enforcement after an earlier internal review reportedly found no incriminating findings.
  • Busfield denies the accusations and characterizes them as a revenge effort by the boys’ mother, while investigators cite gifts and off‑set contact in filings and describe the behavior as grooming.