Timothy Busfield Surrenders, Breaks Silence on Intercourse Abuse Fees

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Timothy Busfield has damaged his silence.

As beforehand reported, the Albuquerque Police Division issued an arrest warrant for the veteran actor on January 9… alleging in it that Busfield engaged in illegal sexual conduct with 11-year twins.

Their mother and father claimed the victims met Busfield on the set of the FOX collection, The Cleansing Woman, after Busfield joined as a director in season 2.

Melissa Gilbert and her husband Timothy Busfield attend the “Busfiled/Gilbert” photocall throughout the 62nd Monte Carlo TV Competition on June 20, 2023 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photograph by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Photographs)

On Tuesday, in the meantime, the star (who’s married to Melissa Gilbert) surrounded to police — and in addition filmed a video obtained by TMZ.

“Hello all people, it’s Tim,” the footage opens. “I’m positive most of you already know, which are watching this, that I used to be ordered to return to Albuquerque – I’m right here now. I acquired the decision Friday evening, I needed to get a lawyer. Saturday I acquired within the automobile, drove 2,000 miles to Albuquerque. I’m gonna confront these lies. They’re horrible.”

He concluded and concluded:

“They’re all lies and I didn’t do something to these little boys and I’m gonna battle it. I’m gonna battle it with an awesome staff, and I’m gonna be exonerated, I do know I’m, as a result of that is all so incorrect and all lies.”

“So hold in there and hopefully I’m out actual quickly and again to work. I like all people for supporting me, thanks.”

Timothy Busfield attends the ABC Tv’s Winter Press Tour 2020at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena on January 8, 2020 in Pasadena, California. (Photograph by Frazer Harrison/Getty Photographs)

When beforehand chatting with a police officer, Busfield stated he didn’t “keep in mind” ever tickling or selecting up the 2 baby actors, though he didn’t rule out the chance that bodily contact might have occurred.

“If it occurred, I don’t keep in mind overtly tickling the boys ever, nevertheless it wouldn’t be unusual for me,’” the officer wrote of the actor’s assertion, who additionally claimed Busfield stated he was by no means alone along with his accusers.

This identical officer additional wrote within the report that Busfield and his spouse acknowledged that that they had “a relationship” with the alleged victims’ households exterior of labor and even purchased them Christmas presents.

Timothy Busfield attends the New York Premiere of ABC’s “For Life” at Alice Tully Corridor, Lincoln Heart on February 5, 2020 in New York Metropolis. (Photograph by Steven Ferdman/Getty Photographs)

Final 12 months, a therapist spoke to one of many alleged victims and the kid claimed Busfield “had touched and rubbed his penis 3 or 4 instances and gave the impression to be ashamed,” in keeping with the warrant.

As for Gilbert?

“Throughout this era, her focus is on supporting and caring for his or her very giant household, as they navigate this second,” the actress’ rep informed Us Weekly in a press release on Tuesday. “Melissa stands with and helps her husband and can deal with the general public at an acceptable time.”

Busfield is greatest identified for his function as Danny Concannon on The West Wing.

A consultant at Warner Bros. Tv, which produced The Cleansing Woman, stated this week:

“The well being and security of our solid and crew is all the time our high precedence, particularly the protection of minors on our productions. We take all allegations of misconduct very severely and have methods in place to promptly and totally examine, and when wanted, take acceptable motion. [We] have been and can proceed to cooperate with legislation enforcement.”