Actor and director Timoth Busfield has pleaded not guilty to child sexual contact charges after allegedly abusing two young actors. Busfield pleaded not guilty on February 10, following testimony before a grand jury in Bernalillo County, Arizona, on February 6. He’s facing four felony counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor, People magazine reported. …
On Friday, a New Mexico grand jury indicted actor Timothy Busfield on four counts of criminal sexual contact with a child under age 13. The Los Angeles Times reports that the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office confirmed the indictment, while Busfield’s lawyer called the charges “fundamentally unsound.” The Special Victims Unit of the Bernalillo County …
Actor Timothy Busfield allegedly sexually harassed Julia Roberts’ sister-in-law decades before his most recent charges involving child sexual misconduct. According to a deposition obtained by DailyMail, Eliza Roberts submitted the information voluntarily, following allegations from a 17-year-old who claimed Busfield harassed her in 1993, while on the set of “Little Big League.” Roberts claimed that …
A New Mexico judge on Tuesday released actor and director Timothy Busfield on his own recognizance to await trial on charges of criminal sexual contact with a minor and child abuse. State district court Judge David Murphy did not bar Busfield from traveling but did bar him from contact with witnesses or any minors and …
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’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 …
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 …
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 …
