New sexual abuse allegations emerge after Timothy Busfield turns himself in

Another person has made sexual abuse claims against actor Timothy Busfield, who remains incarcerated in prison following the incident. Surrender Multiple allegations of child sexual abuse.

this west wing The 68-year-old star turned himself in to Albuquerque police on Tuesday, Four days after the arrest warrant was issued accuse him two counts of criminal sexual contact and child abuse related to alleged incidents that occurred during the filming of the Fox series cleaning lady. “I didn’t do anything to those little boys,” the actor, who is married to Melissa Gilbert, declared in a video before his arrest.

Bousfield’s attorney, Larry Stein, said in a statement independent: “Tim Busfield denies the allegations in the criminal complaint and maintains that they are completely false. As a voluntary step, he submitted to and passed an independent polygraph examination regarding these allegations.”

Hours after Bousfield surrendered to police, Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bergman and Deputy Prosecutor Savannah Brandenburg-Koch filed documents Wednesday morning asking that Bousfield be held in jail while awaiting trial, saying “any conditions of release would not reasonably protect the safety of any other person or the community.” Underscoring prosecutors’ concerns, a pretrial detention motion revealed allegations that Bousfield molested a 16-year-old girl.

According to court documents obtained deadlineThe father of the latest victim came forward Tuesday and told police that several years ago, his teenage daughter alleged that Bousfield “kissed her, put his hand down her pants and touched her private parts” during an audition at the B Street Theater in Sacramento, which he founded.

Busfield He allegedly “begged the family not to report him to law enforcement if he received treatment,” the document states. The alleged victim’s father, himself a therapist, said he “thought it was the best thing to do at the time.”

“The defendant poses an ongoing and serious danger to children and the community. His conduct reflects a pattern of elaborate grooming, lack of boundaries, and use of professional authority to gain access to minors,” the motion states.

Prosecutors also said witnesses to the Emmy winner’s alleged misconduct told investigators they feared Busfield would retaliate and harm their careers if he was charged.

A representative for Bousfield did not immediately return The Independent Requested comment on the new allegations.

The actor, who was wearing an orange jumpsuit, did not enter a plea during his first court appearance on Wednesday. He will remain jailed until he appears in court next week to oppose a motion for pretrial detention. If he is found guilty, he could face decades in prison.

famous for his roles west wing and the field of dreams, Busfield is producing a second season cleaning lady While he was working as a director and executive producer, he encountered two young boys who accused him of touching them inappropriately. According to the arrest warrant, one of the boys claimed the incidents began when he was seven years old. The Fox show was canceled last year.

Stein said in a statement that the accusations against him were retaliation by the boys’ mother after the actor did not join the show’s final season. The director maintained his innocence and expressed his determination to clear his name with the support of Gilbert, who also issued a statement defended him and asked for his privacy to be protected after his arrest.

In February 2025, Warner Bros. investigated complaints against Bousfield after an anonymous witness said they saw him kissing a six-year-old boy on the face while getting a haircut. The company’s third-party investigator found no evidence of wrongdoing, but police noted in the arrest warrant that she was “unable to speak with anyone who supported evidence that Timothy Busfield engaged in this conduct.”

Bousfield faces two other sexual assault charges in 1994 and 2012, according to a motion for pretrial detention. First, a 17-year-old extra little big league sued Bousfield and accused him of providing her with alcohol and trying to have sex with her in his trailer. Busfield denied the charges and countersued for racketeering, which resulted in him paying a $150,000 fee in a private settlement. The incident occurred in 2012, when a 28-year-old woman accused Busfield of sexually assaulting her at a Los Angeles movie theater. The case was closed due to lack of evidence.