Timothy Busfield, Actor and Director, Turns Himself in for Child Sex Abuse Charges
The New York Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Timothy Busfield, actor and director, surrendered to authorities in New Mexico and faces charges including two counts of criminal sexual contact with a minor and one count of child abuse related to two boys on a TV drama he produced.
- The alleged offenses occurred in 2022 during the production of the Fox crime drama “The Cleaning Lady,” where Busfield was an executive producer and actor.
- Investigations began after a hospital staff report suggested grooming, with forensic interviews revealing inappropriate touching of the two 11-year-old boys, who are related.
- Busfield denied the allegations, describing the interactions as playful tickling and suggesting the accusations were motivated by revenge from the boys’ mother.
- Warner Bros. Television, the show's producer,
