Actor Timothy Busfield turns himself in following child sex abuse allegations in New Mexico
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Key Points:
- Timothy Busfield, an Emmy Award-winning actor and director, turned himself in to Albuquerque police following an arrest warrant for child sex abuse involving two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor.
- The allegations stem from claims that Busfield inappropriately touched a 7-year-old boy multiple times on the set of the TV series "The Cleaning Lady," with the boy's twin brother also reporting abuse but without specifying details.
- Busfield denies all allegations, calling them lies, and his attorney asserts his innocence, while the boys' mother reported the abuse to Child Protective Services, stating it occurred between November 2022 and spring 2024.
- Warner Bros., producer of "The Cleaning Lady," conducted an internal investigation but could not corroborate
