Melissa Gilbert pleads for prison protection for husband Timothy Busfield amid charges
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Key Points:
- Melissa Gilbert has written an emotional letter to a judge requesting that her husband, actor Timothy Busfield, be kept safe while in custody amid serious criminal charges of unlawful sexual conduct with two boys.
- Busfield, 68, faces two counts of criminal sexual contact with a minor and one count of child abuse; he turned himself in after an arrest warrant was issued by Albuquerque Police, though the allegations remain unproven in court.
- In her letter, Gilbert described Busfield as a compassionate man with a strong moral compass and highlighted his positive role in her life and in the upbringing of her son Michael during his teenage years.
- Gilbert acknowledged the difficulty of writing the letter and pleaded with the judge to protect Busfield while incarcerated,
