Timothy Busfield Dropped By Agency; ActorFaces Child Sex Abuse Charges
Deadline • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Timothy Busfield has been dropped by his agency, Innovative Artists, on the same day he made his first court appearance facing child sex abuse charges involving two young boys from the show The Cleaning Lady, which he directed.
- Busfield is charged with two counts of criminal sexual contact with a minor and child abuse, with allegations including inappropriate touching of the children; he turned himself in to Albuquerque police after an arrest warrant was issued.
- A new allegation from nearly 30 years ago involving a 16-year-old girl has also surfaced, and the Bernalillo County District Attorney is seeking to keep Busfield in custody without bond, citing community safety concerns.
- Busfield has proclaimed his innocence publicly and in a police interview suggested the accusations may be motivated
