Timothy Busfield Faces New Sexual Abuse Claim by 16-Year-Old Girl, Whose Dad Says Actor ‘Begged’ for Therapy Instead of Police: DA

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• Timothy Busfield faces another sexual abuse allegation after surrendering to police on Tuesday, January 13.

• The actor is now charged with two counts of sexual contact with a minor and one count of child abuse, according to a Jan. 13 statement from Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman.

• The pretrial detention request, filed Jan. 14, includes a new report of sexual abuse allegedly carried out by Busfield

Another allegation was made against him Timothy Bus Zone.

West Wing The 68-year-old graduate surrendered to the Albuquerque Police Department on Tuesday, January 13, following an arrest warrant issued against him. arrest It was published days ago. The arrest warrant alleged that Busfield had unlawful sexual intercourse with two boys.

On January 13, Busfield was charged with two counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor and one count of child abuse. Prosecutors are trying to keep him in custody while he awaits trial.

Busfield faces another sexual abuse charge in a pretrial detention request filed Jan. 14 and obtained by PEOPLE.

Colin Swift, “the father of another victim,” allegedly told law enforcement on Jan. 13 that Busfield had sexually assaulted Swift’s daughter “several years ago” in Sacramento, California, the motion states.

“During the audition [Busfield] On B Street Threatre, the 16-year-old reported: [Busfield] He kissed her and put his hands down her pants and touched her private parts, according to the motion.

Busfield allegedly “begged the family not to notify law enforcement if he sought treatment” and that Swift, “who is also a therapist, thought it was the best thing to do at the time.”

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The married actor Melissa Gilbert and is best known for his roles West Wing And Field of DreamsIt was alleged that he had unlawful sexual intercourse with 11-year-old twin boys, whose identities were hidden from the public with the arrest warrant issued on January 9.

He filmed himself in a video he obtained before turning himself in to authorities. TMZ. “I didn’t do anything,” he said.

“Hi everyone, I’m Tim,” the video began. “I’m sure most of you watching this know that I was ordered to come to Albuquerque – here I am now. Friday night I got a call saying I needed to get a lawyer. Saturday I got in the car, drove 2000 miles to Albuquerque. I’m going to confront these lies. They’re terrible.”

He continued, “It’s all lies and I didn’t do anything to those little kids and I’m going to fight it. I’m going to fight with a great team and I’m going to come out clean, I know I am because it’s all so wrong and it’s all lies.”

He concluded his words by saying. “So just wait a bit and hopefully I’ll get out soon and get back to work. I love everyone who supports me, thank you.”

In the motion for pre-trial detention, authorities ask the judge to “detain” Busfield while the trial is ongoing.

“The defendant’s repeated sexual touching of the victim’s intimate areas, combined with intentional grooming behaviors, constitutes a continuing pattern of predatory behavior,” the motion said. “This conduct demonstrates that the Defendant poses a serious and ongoing danger not only to the named victims but to all children in his proximity. Child sexual abuse is a reflection of a profound disregard for the physical safety, emotional well-being, and developmental health of minors and is evidence of a risk that cannot be adequately mitigated through supervision or parole.”

In an arrest warrant dated Jan. 9, the victims’ parents said the children met Busfield on the set of the FOX series. CharwomanAfter Busfield joined as director on season 2 (aired in 2022), according to the arrest warrant. The investigation began on November 1, 2024, after a doctor at the University of New Mexico Hospital (UNMH) alerted police to allegations of sexual abuse.

Officer Marvin Brown alleged that two 11-year-old twin boys were the subjects of sexual offenses by Busfield. One of the children claimed that the incidents started when he was 7 years old, as per the arrest warrant.

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The lawyer advised parents to take their children to UNMH; where experts suggested the boys were “well-groomed,” as per the arrest warrant, the parents said. However, it was later determined that the case did not meet the authorities’ admission criteria at the time.

Later in October 2025, the victims’ mother filed a police report and told Child Protective Services (CPS) that “both of her children disclosed that Timothy was sexually abused from November 2022 to Spring 2024.” However, according to the arrest warrant, he was told that nothing could be done because there was no physical abuse.

The mother told authorities that on Sept. 2, 2025, and Sept. 22, 2025, one of the children told her counselor that Busfield had touched her inappropriately.

When one of the victims was 10 years old, her therapist diagnosed her with moderate post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety following allegations of “inappropriate touching.”

The therapist said the boy began “having nightmares of the director touching him and waking up scared,” and claimed Busfield “touched and rubbed his penis 3 or 4 times and appeared embarrassed,” according to the arrest warrant.

The warrant alleges he also suffered from bedwetting and other behavioral problems.

During the investigation, Busfield allegedly told police that the parents were upset that their son was being replaced by a younger actor who was auditioning, per the arrest warrant. Shortly thereafter, the actor received a call from Warner Bros. informing him that they were investigating a complaint.

Warner Bros. A representative for Television said in a statement to PEOPLE: “The health and safety of our cast and crew is always our top priority, especially the safety of minors on our productions. We take all allegations of misconduct very seriously and have systems in place to promptly and thoroughly investigate and take appropriate action when necessary.” [We] “We have cooperated with law enforcement and will continue to do so.”

Busfield once upon a time Ordered to pay $150,000 to a Minneapolis law firm After denying Busfield’s claim that the firm fabricated a sexual assault case against him, according to a report.

In 1996, U.S. District Judge James Ideman ordered the actress, who was married to Melissa GilbertTo reimburse the firm Messerli & Kramer for the amount it spent defending him in a defamation lawsuit filed by Busfield. Following Busfield’s appeal, the parties settled the defamation case.

There was Busfield He claimed that the company made up a story about him sexually harassing a 17-year-old girl. DesertNews.com. The girl was an extra in the 1993 movie Little Big League, He directed it according to the outlet.

According to DeseretNews.com, Busfield settled the underlying case with the girl for an undisclosed amount.

The arrest warrant dated January 9 mentioned another allegation dated March 18, 2012. “A twenty-eight-year-old woman accused Busfield of battery at a Los Angeles movie theater, claiming he put his hands under clothing and touched genitals for four minutes,” according to the arrest warrant. No charges were filed and prosecutors “agreed due to weak evidence,” the arrest warrant states, adding that Busfield said “it was consensual.”

If you suspect child abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or visit www.childhelp.org. All calls are free and confidential. The helpline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.

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