Actor Timothy Busfield remains at large days after facing child sexual abuse charges
The Guardian • • general
Key Points:
- Timothy Busfield, actor and director, remains at large four days after New Mexico authorities issued a warrant for his arrest on child sexual abuse charges, with US marshals assisting in the search.
- Busfield faces three criminal counts, including two of criminal sexual contact with a minor and one of child abuse, based on allegations from 11-year-old twin boys he met on the set of The Cleaning Lady.
- The police affidavit details that one boy described the inappropriate touching as masked "play," leading to a PTSD diagnosis and nightmares, and the alleged abuse occurred between November 2022 and spring 2024.
- Busfield has a history of sexual assault accusations from 1994 and 2012, with previous cases either settled
