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Timothy Busfield charged with child sexual abuse in New Mexico
Summary
Timothy Busfield has been charged with two felony counts of sexual abuse of a minor in New Mexico; the allegations involve two child actors who worked on the Fox series The Cleaning Lady in 2022.
Content
Actor Timothy Busfield has been charged in New Mexico with two felony counts of sexual abuse of a minor. The charges follow allegations made by two child actors who worked on the Fox series The Cleaning Lady in 2022. Albuquerque police records say Busfield was interviewed by phone in November and an affidavit summarizes his statements about physical contact on set. Busfield is known for roles including Danny Concannon on The West Wing and appearances in Field of Dreams.
Key details:
- Two felony counts of sexual abuse of a minor were filed in New Mexico.
- The allegations were reported by two child actors who appeared as twins on The Cleaning Lady in 2022.
- Police records say Busfield was interviewed by phone in November; the affidavit reports he acknowledged that some physical contact, such as picking up or tickling, was possible but said he did not recall specifics.
- One of the children reportedly told a counselor and later a pediatrician about alleged inappropriate touching; the other child reportedly said he felt uncomfortable but did not report it at the time.
Summary:
The filing of two felony counts begins a criminal case against Busfield and legal proceedings are now pending in New Mexico. Undetermined at this time.
