Timothy Busfield Released From Custody After Child Abuse Arrest
Rolling Stone • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Actor Timothy Busfield was ordered released from an Albuquerque jail after a week in custody on child sex abuse charges related to twin child actors from the Fox series The Cleaning Lady; he denies the allegations, calling them "horrible lies."
- The accusations include criminal sexual contact and child abuse, with claims that Busfield, who worked as an executive producer and director on the show, engaged in inappropriate touching and grooming behavior.
- During the hearing, Judge David Murphy described the evidence as neutral and allowed Busfield to travel out of state but ordered no contact with the accusers; Busfield's defense argued the evidence is uncredible and accused the children's parents of fabricating allegations.
- Prosecutors cited a history of sexual misconduct accusations against Busfield and
