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Timothy Busfield Attorneys Push for Jail Release as 1996 Lawsuit Involving Child Sex Assault Surfaces
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Actor and director Timothy Busfield, accused of inappropriately touching children, has claimed innocence as additional allegations, spanning back years, have surfaced. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Busfield is facing child abuse and criminal sexual contact with a minor charges. He’s currently behind bars at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque. On Friday, Busfield’s defense …

Timothy Busfield: Wife Melissa Gilbert Pleads for Accused Child Sex Abuser’s Safety in Jail
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January 18, 2026

Timothy Busfield: Wife Melissa Gilbert Pleads for Accused Child Sex Abuser’s Safety in Jail

Timothy Busfield’s wife, “Little House on the Prairie” actress Melissa Gilbert, reportedly pleaded for a judge to keep her husband safe while in jail on charges involving child sex abuse. On January 16, Gilbert submitted a letter of support for Busfield, amid his ongoing legal battle concerning child sex abuse charges. The letter was included …

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January 16, 2026

New Allegations Against Actor Timothy Busfield in Court Documents Filed This Week

Court filings in actor Timothy Busfield’s child sexual abuse case in New Mexico reveal allegations of a similar nature against him at a theater he and his brother founded in California in 1986. The new allegation appears in a document filed by Bernalillo County prosecutors this week urging that the Emmy-winning actor continue to be …

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January 13, 2026

Timothy Busfield: ‘West Wing,’ ‘thirtysomething’ Actor Turns Himself in To Face Child Sex Abuse Charges

Update 6 p.m.: Actor Timothy Busfield has surrendered to police in New Mexico to face charges of inappropriately touching two children. Busfield was booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque at about 2:30 p.m., NBC News reports. The actor’s attorney, Larry Stein, had asked authorities to drop a warrant for his arrest but they …

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November 13, 2025

Misconduct Behind Bars? Report Says Diddy Staying in Prison an Extra Month

Disgraced rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs will be staying in prison a month longer than anticipated. The New York Post’s Page Six reported that Combs, convicted on a prostitution charge this summer and sentenced to four years and two months in prison, had been scheduled to leave Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institute on May 8, …

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November 6, 2025

Former NFL Wide Receiver Antonio Brown Charged With Attempted Murder, Extradited From Dubai

Former NFL star Antonio Brown was arrested in Dubai and extradited to the United States, where he is charged with attempted murder in a shooting incident at a celebrity boxing match in Miami in May. Miami police spokesperson Mike Vega said that the 37-year-old former wide receiver his being held in New Jersey before he’s …

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August 2, 2025

‘Not an accidental touching’: Gary Busey Pleads Guilty to Sex Crime Connected to Horror Film Convention

Oscar-nominated actor Gary Busey pleaded guilty to inappropriately touching a woman during a 2022 horror film convention. The Guardian reported that on Thursday, Busey, 81, admitted to intentionally touching a woman at the New Jersey horror film convention after pleading guilty to criminal sexual misconduct. “It was not an accidental touching,” Busey stated to the …

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June 25, 2025

Sean Combs Trial: Prosecutors Drop Some Charges Against Diddy Before Closing Statements

New York federal prosecutors dropped some charges against Sean “Diddy” Combs before closing statements on Thursday. Prosecutors dropped attempted kidnapping, attempted arson, and aiding and abetting sex trafficking charges against Combs, writing that they are following the judge’s orders to “streamline” juror instructions. According to TMZ, Combs is still charged with federal sex trafficking — …

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June 14, 2025

Diddy Trial: Judge Expected to Replace Juror

A juror in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial may be removed after providing conflicting statements about his residency. NBC News reports that on Friday, Juror No. 6 was dismissed and is likely to be replaced by an alternate. During jury selection, the juror initially stated he lived in the Bronx. However, prosecutors say he later told …

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June 12, 2025

‘This one was more heated than most’: Judge Declares Mistrial in Harvey Wenstein Rape Case, Foreman Refuses to Join Jury

A New York judge halted Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes retrial Thursday, declaring a mistrial on the third-degree rape charge after the jury foreman refused to rejoin deliberations. ABC News reports that a foreman told Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Curtis Farber he feared his fellow jurors, claiming they yelled at him in an attempt to pressure his …

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June 9, 2025

Judge Tosses Justin Baldoni’s $400 Million Federal Lawsuit Against Blake Lively

A New York judge on Monday threw out Justin Baldoni’s $400 million defamation lawsuit against Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, determining that her sexual harassment claims were legally protected and immune from legal action. According to Variety, Lively sued Baldoni in federal court, alleging sexual harassment and retaliation. She claimed that Baldoni and the producers …