Timothy Busfield Asks Judge to Dismiss Grand Jury Indictment
TMZ • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Timothy Busfield has filed a motion to dismiss his grand jury indictment, arguing that prosecutors failed to present the full context of evidence to the grand jury.
- Busfield cites an independent Warner Bros. investigation, a passed lie detector test, and multiple witness affidavits that allegedly support his innocence but were ignored by prosecutors.
- He contends that his grand jury testimony was unfairly treated as adversarial cross-examination by the prosecutor.
- Busfield surrendered to New Mexico authorities in January following an arrest warrant and was indicted on child sex abuse charges in February, which he denies.
- Supporters, including his wife Melissa Gilbert and podcast hosts Harvey Levin and Mark Geragos, criticize the prosecution for pursuing the case despite questionable credibility of some accusers.
